HiOS adds open communications server for Industry 4.0 March 03, 2021 // By Nick Flaherty
The latest version of the HiOS operating system includes an embedded Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) server for Industry 4.0 applications
Belden has launched a new version of its Hirschmann Operating System (HiOS) for Industry 4.0 applications.
The HiOS adds an embedded Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) server for seamless, brand-agnostic industrial automation. Belden is the only manufacturer to offer switches that can natively run this communication protocol.
The universal communication capability provides tighter network integration within the factory automation system, including openness, interoperability and scalability. As the de-facto communications standard for Industry 4.0, OPC provides a communication bridge between all levels of the automation architecture, from embedded components on the factory flo
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Crossing the Interoperability Chasm
A new white paper from the Open Manufacturing Platform highlights production asset level connectivity issues, with a focus on OPC UA and MQTT.
Dec 17th, 2020
Despite the relative ease of digitally transforming manufacturing and processing operations due to technology advances and technology supplier cooperation over the past several years, effecting the change still requires a number of hurdles to be jumped. The ‘devil in the details’ aspects of the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 is well illustrated in the rise of numerous groups designed to help smooth industry’s understanding and adoption of digitally connected industrial devices, systems, and networks.
New FORCAM FORCE EDGE Solution Now Available for Purchase on SAP App Center
RAVENSBURG, Germany, Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/
Smart-factory specialist FORCAM today announced that its new
FORCAM FORCE EDGE
SAP App Center
, the digital marketplace for SAP partner offerings. FORCAM FORCE EDGE integrates with SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud and enables customers to connect assets and machines, particularly from the brownfield.
Dr. Andrea Rösinger, Co-CEO and CTO at FORCAM commented, For smart real-time analytics, manufacturing companies need to use cloud infrastructures. The integration of our FORCAM FORCE EDGE solution with SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud helps enable customers with a brownfield approach on the shop floor by connecting heterogeneous machine parks and networking with SAP solutions. Customers benefit from one single source to the truth for SAP analytics tools throughout the company.