Leadership Changes at ODVA
'Tis the season--for leadership transitions, that is. ODVA joins OPC Foundation in transitioning from long-time leadership. This one I have been expecting. ODVA's Board of Directors announced that Dr. Al Beydoun has been appointed as President and Executive...
Joint Venture to Tackle Security Needs in Industrial IoT Environments
This is security day at The Manufacturing Connection. Not only do we have an implementation of CIP Security (see other post today), demand for increased protection where IT meets OT drives this decision to form a new company. Moxa Inc., a leader in industrial...
Industrial Control Devices Support CIP Security
I didn’t attend Automation Fair this year, but I have been watching for news. Here is a first product release from Rockwell Automation using CIP Security—an extension of the Common Industrial Protocol promulgated by ODVA designed for, well, secure communication as one...
Automation and Industrial Innovation Funding News
Automation, Innovation, Funding news from Rockwell Automation, IoT Partners Research, Dell EMC IoT, Schneider Electric Ventures Rockwell Automation I started going to Automation Fair in 1997. This is the first year I have missed. I could be in any of four different...
Universal Robots Hires Former Rethink Robotics Employees
This is good news for the collaborative robot market and for many people after the closing of pioneer company Rethink Robotics. And a home for Baxter and Sawyer. Universal Robots (UR) is hiring 20+ Rethink staff members, merging UR’s Boston office with Rethink’s...
Rockwell Automation and PTC Launch Collaborative Offering
Wondering what Rockwell Automation is going to net out of its $1B investment in PTC that also netted John Genovesi a major promotion within the company? I have been. And here is the first release. The companies have launched FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by...
Exoskeleton Technology Makes Humans Almost Super
In the 1960s a new, state-of-the-art automobile engine factory was built. As production settled in, new hires were shuttled through an introductory job. They were assigned the task of depalletizing engine blocks. Yes, 50-lb. to 75-lb. hunks of cast steel. Lifting from...
Advantech Quietly an Internet of Things Leader
Advantech has been appearing on a variety of lists of prominent Internet of Things suppliers. The Taiwanese computer company with a US office in Cincinnati, OH and intellectual leadership, supplies intelligent I/O, a variety of computing devices, and HMI devices....
FDT IIoT Server Standard to Empower Platform Independent Deployment
Another group validates standards for industrial communication including FDT and OPC UA. FDT Group, an independent, international, not-for-profit standards association supporting the evolution of FDT technology (IEC 62453), announced that its Board of Directors voted...
MES Application Conforms to Your Processes
Manufacturing is tough, says FactoryFour, a startup in the MES space. Managing it shouldn’t be, it follows up. Param Shah, co-founder and CEO of FactoryFour, told me that he and his partner researched build-to-order and configure-to-order manufacturing in the...
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