Industrial Communications

HMS now launches the Anybus® Communicator™ EtherCAT Main Device, a high-performance gateway that provides an easy and reliable way to connect EtherCAT subordinate devices to different industrial networks and control …

HMS Networks analyzes the industrial network market to estimate the distribution of new connected nodes in factory automation. This year’s study shows that the industrial network market is expected to …

When BTG needed their IRM400 range of positioning measurement systems to send real-time data over different industrial networks, they found Anybus from HMS Networks. And that was the beginning of …

With the new Single Pair Ethernet switches from Phoenix Contact, modern sensors and field devices can be integrated directly into the Ethernet network. The FL Switch 2303-8SP1 is the first …

T-Systems and the German Mechanical and Plant Engineering Association (VDMA in German) are linking their data spaces. In this way, the partners show what a data ecosystem from the Manufacturing-X …

For the first time since EtherCAT was introduced 20 years ago, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) is publishing node figures. Excluding modular I/O devices, ETG counts 59.1 million nodes, with …

Robots need accessories to work efficiently. But what’s the easiest way to connect the accessories to factory networks? The easiest way is to use HMS Networks’ ready-made Anybus products, as …

Single Pair Ethernet has reached market maturity, of that the experts at Weidmüller are certain. This has been made clear by the strong demand at trade fairs over the past …

The edgeConnector products and the edgeAggregator from Softing Industrial offer a range of functionalities in version 3.40 that make integration into IT solutions much easier. The Docker-based software modules of …

With Talk2M® Visualization, machine builders get a fast and cost-efficient path to visualize machine data and get dashboards of historical data combined with notifications and reports. This ready-to-go IoT solution …

Advantech, one of the leading providers of communications solutions to the industry, is pleased to announce the EKI-8510G Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Ethernet switch. Advantech has actively participated in CC-Link Partner …

Digitalization and the growing networking of machines and industrial systems also entail an increasing complexity of industrial networks. OT-, IT-, data lake, cloud and production systems all have their individual …

More and more companies are using edge computing to exploit the benefits of local data processing. Siemens offer the products for this, the latest of which is SCALANCE LPE (local …

Integrated connectivity means: All relevant industrial Ethernet interfaces are integrated into the sensor. It sounds simple but is not standard on the market. Instead, manufacturers often offer devices without an …

In the age of digitalization, data is the new gold. With its new Field Data Enablement Portfolio, Siemens is now making unused field data accessible to IT and thus making …