ODVA Elects Leadership for the 24th Term
ODVA have generated still more news—I have some wrap up from a couple of weeks ago when I attended their meeting plus some news this morning from Hannover Messe. (No, I wish I were in Hannover, but I’m still in Illinois.) The leadership for ODVA’s 24th term was...
Siemens Acquires Altair Creating AI-powered Industrial Software Portfolio
The last of four news items this week from Siemens concerns a large software acquisition. A high level Siemens executive told me years ago that the company had learned from earlier mistakes in order to more successfully integrate acquisitions. Events have proved him...
Siemens Xcelerator With Microsoft for Edge, Cloud, AI and Simulation
The third of Siemens pre-Hannover news releases concerns Xcelerator Edge with Microsoft Azure IoT Operations. Siemens Industrial Edge works seamlessly with Microsoft Azure IoT Operations, making OT and IT data planes fully interoperable for manufacturing Edge and...
Siemens Expands Industrial Copilot with New generative AI-powered Maintenance Offering
This is the second of four Siemens news items. In the vein of everyone in industrial software is Microsoft’s best friend, Copilot headlines this news. And no news today is complete without mentioning generative AI. The Siemens Industrial Copilot, a generative...
Siemens Makes Employment Adjustments
I have four items from Siemens shortly before Hannover Messe. An acquisition, Copilot, Xcelerator, and this one…to use their euphemism—Siemens to strengthen competitiveness in automation business and in electric vehicle charging business. These are the...
Sustainability for Dummies
I seldom hear from PTC anymore what with some of the areas interesting to me being devalued. This blog post came to my attention. I know that “sustainability” can be a political phrase, but I view it from the standpoint of Lean—waste avoided. Product Sustainability...
Private 5G Solution Said To Expand IoT Connectivity
5G and private 5G cellular networks were all the rage a few years ago. They hype cycle has progressed. I’ve seen some examples of real-world applications. It remains more promise than use at this time. However, some news continues to flow through my system. This one...
MESA Announces Launch of MES/MOM Refresher Programs
This news comes from Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International promoting its education programs. If you are involved in manufacturing software, you might find these beneficial. Over the years, I’ve heard good things about the courses. I’m not...
Report of ODVA’s 23rd Meeting of Members
I’ve been a couple of days at Clearwater Beach, Florida attending the 23rd Meeting of ODVA also celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the organization. Thirty years ago I first learned about ODVA and DeviceNet as a sales engineer. I could sense the value but never had a...
ODVA Meetings
I am looking over Clearwater Beach, Florida from a terrace at the Hyatt Regency Hotel while on break from the 30th anniversary and 23rd Annual Membership Meeting of ODVA. This morning’s event included the report of the Technical Review Board and the various...
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