Articles

Data Acquisition & Monitoring

A case for vendor-agnostic interoperable industrial devices and networks

Anna Townshend
Open communication protocols continue to advance and adapt, looking to turn time-consuming, extensive custom applications into plug-and-play for all
Cybersecurity

How hardened is industrial Ethernet?

The evolution of IoT has challenged security issues, while keeping mission critical networks mobile and fast
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I/O

The rise of IO-Link

IO-Link supports the miniaturization of smart sensors and actuators, making it suitable for data-centric applications like predictive maintenance and advanced diagnostics
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Vertical Industries

Equipment system monitoring with IO-Link

Rick Rice
Maintenance teams can benefit from vibration and other sensing
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I/O

Networked I/O vs. remote I/O

Ray Marquiss
Industry terminology should evolve with the technology
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Enclosures

What’s a wireway?

Rick Rice
How to decide between cabinet wiring and machine-mount
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I/O

Open season on automation

Rick Rice
Supply-chain shortages have taught us to embrace interoperability
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News

Nick-Butler
I/O

Siemens Simatic ET200 Series

Siemens’ fail-safe ET 200SP modules support safety-related communication via PROFIsafe and are certified in accordance with IEC 61508
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I/O

Siemens Simatic ET200 Series

Siemens
A wide variety of I/O systems are available for standard and fail-safe automation
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I/O

I/O Systems Guide

Learn about the latest I/O system developments, plus some predictions for the future.
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I/O

groov EPIC and RIO firmware

Opto 22
Firmware versions 3.4 for the groov EPIC edge programmable industrial controller and firmware version 3.4 for the RIO edge I/O module add more capabilities for sharing OT data...