Industrial Communications

About 20 years ago, the mobile internet age began its triumphant march with the third mobile phone generation (3G). Nevertheless, this technology is now outdated. In Germany, for example, the …

IDEC Corporation has added the SX5E-HU085B 8-port unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch to its product portfolio. This device provides many managed switch features to support the rapidly expanding quantity of Ethernet, …

Despite challenges brought about by the pandemic, products featuring technology from PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have been very well accepted by users. With the total number of PROFIBUS and …

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology offers the foundation to set up digital manufacturing practices by enhancing industrial communications. By standardizing determinism in industrial Ethernet, TSN ultimately supports reliability, data accessibility and …

HMS Networks is now expanding its Ixxat® SG-gateway series for networking of energy components. Two new multi-IO versions allow traditional IO-sensors as well as sensors or devices in Wi-Fi networks …

The VDMA study “Interoperability in Machinery and Plant Engineering” highlights the relevance of interoperable interfaces and associated standards in companies. Only the interoperability of machines and systems enables companies to …

Every year, HMS Networks carries out a study of the industrial network market to analyze the distribution of new connected nodes in factory automation. This year’s study shows that, despite …

Production lines operating without cables, enhanced remote presence and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) connected to a private 5G network. These were among the ingredients when Grundfos in collaboration with technology …

Plant automation has been undergoing rapid transformation for years. Weidmüller has always addressed and driven forward the requirements resulting from such change, with the development of smart components like IoT …

Teltonika add a new product to our Ethernet & Wireless product division – industrial Ethernet router RUT300. The close relationship with our partners and the feedback we receive from them …

HMS Networks now releases the first commercially available industrial 5G router optimized for industrial private networks. The Wireless Router 5G supports Ericsson Industry Connect 5G networks and allows users to …

TwinCAT automation software from Beckhoff offers PC-based control and connectivity options with other systems. A new add-on, TwinCAT S7 Communication, enables efficient communication with Siemens S7 controllers The openness of …

Bursters new generation 9251 series fieldbus controller, available in the UK from Ixthus Instrumentation, supports PROFINET, EtherCAT and ETherNet/IP – and in combination with the well proven 9250 series universal …

With the Bluetooth adapter for IO-Link masters ifm offers a convenient way to read the data of the devices connected to the master and of the master itself and to …

Recently the first EtherCAT Interoperability Testing Week of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) took place. The goal of the week-long digital event was to provide EtherCAT device developers with an …