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Semantic interoperability is considered key for the implementation of Industry 4.0. Standardized and secure communication from the field device to the cloud is no longer a vision, but a reality that can be implemented with the help of OPC UA. In this article you will learn what this open communication standard is all about.

Led by Bosch, the University of Stuttgart, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a total of thirty companies will define the foundations for software-defined manufacturing (SDM) over the next three years in the SDM4FZI research project (Software-Defined Manufacturing for the Vehicle and Supplier Industry). The goal is to design...

Software-defined manufacturing aims at a fast, flexible, and efficient production for the automotive and supplier Industry. (Photo: Anastasiya

Cyber-Physical Systems: Implement Now Using Existing OMG Standards Daniel Siegl, CEO, LieberLieber Software Daniel Siegl, CEO, LieberLieber Software Recently, representatives of the German Industrie 4.0 platform and the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) agreed to cooperate in facilitating the future interoperability of systems and the joint use of test environments for cyber-physical systems (CPS). As the IIC also maintains a close relationship to the Object Management Group (...