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News
 | May 9, 2013

Beckhoff Links Operator Displays up to 100 m

A new connection technology enables multi-touch panels to be up to 100 m from the industrial PC.
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News
 | May 9, 2013

ODVA Announces Process Industry Initiatives

New initiatives include ODVA’s work with the FDT Group to annex the FDT2 spec to ODVA’s CIP networks, and a special interest group for the exchange of information between machines.
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Within the WirelessHART communication protocol, there are multiple suppliers whose WirelessHART products do interoperate.
WirelessHART Products and Interoperability
Product
 | February 11, 2013

ControlLogix Connections to Ethernet and Serial Networks

The new firmware release of the SST Ethernet and serial communication modules (supporting Windows 7 32- and 64-bit platforms) can connect Modbus and Siemens industrial Ethernet to the Rockwell Automat
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Column
 | January 22, 2013

FDT Provides Factory Fieldbus Flexibility

FDT-enabled applications within the automation system can manage field devices regardless of the device’s manufacturer, and regardless of the fieldbus protocol employed.
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Column
 | January 1, 2013

Weaving a Tapestry of Automation Technology

The things I see coming in the fullness of time are those that are built upon the control platforms that help us manage plants and factories more effectively.
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SPS 2012: OPC UA Comes of Age
 Video | December 6, 2012

SPS 2012: OPC UA Comes of Age

Tom Burke, OPC Foundation President, discusses information integration and device communications featuring embedded OPC UA.
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Product
 | December 3, 2012

KEPServerEX 5.10 Features ABB TotalFlow Driver, Electronic Flow Measurement Support

Kepware® Technologies releases KEPServerEX® 5.10 with new ABB TotalFlow communications driver, additional support to the Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) option, and EFM support to the Fisher ROC and
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Product
 | December 3, 2012

Cogent DataHub Simplifies OPC Data Connections

Are you trying to connect new and legacy systems? Dealing with mis-matched equipment? Facing problems of manual record-keeping, process optimization, or accessing your data on the web?
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944 manufacturing professions from around the globe reported on OPC usage.
News
 | October 29, 2012

OPC A Well-Known Technology

A joint OPC Foundation / Automation World survey revealed OPC has broad acceptance and brand recognition.
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New OPC Technology Discussed at Summit
Video | October 25, 2012

New OPC Technology Discussed at Summit

Gary Mitchell, Co-founder and Editor in Chief, recaps the inaugural OPC Technology Summit held in Orlando, Fla., October 17-18. Mintchell discusses OPC technology advances and user acceptance.
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