Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...

It used to be that if you used one particular vendor’s automation products or sensors, you were locked in forever. With today ...

ODVA (www.odva.org), the association that oversees network technologies based on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP), announced recently that it has published new editions of the specifications for ...

Industrial network protocols include EtherNet/IP, Ethernet Powerlink, EtherCAT, Modbus-TCP, Profinet, SERCOS III, and the list is still growing. How do you select an industrial network protocol that ...

ODVA has published new editions of specifications for the family of CIP Networks, enhancing the EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet, and ControlNet technologies. Updates contain important guidelines for ...

Ethernet has dominated wired computer-networking technology for decades, evidenced by its wide adoption in office, business, data-center, and home applications. Only more recently, though, has ...

Forward-looking machine builders understand that the increasing use of EtherNet/IP technology will significantly affect how the plant floor and IT work together at customer sites. For starters, the ...

What's fueling growth in networking for high performance motion control? With our focus on integrated control architecture, we see significant growth in motion networking and networking for factory ...

Prepare your plant for the “Internet of Things” – the proliferation of digital devices that promises to revolutionize industrial production through the ubiquitous interconnectivity of the Internet ...

Prepare your plant for the “Internet of Things” — the proliferation of digital devices that promises to revolutionize industrial production through the ubiquitous interconnectivity of the Internet ...

The IIoT is at the basis of the so-called Smart Factories, new advanced manufacturing units of the fourth industrial revolution. Smart sensors, super-fast connections, artificial intelligence ...