Power over Ethernet (PoE) can adds power along with data to Ethernet wiring, so devices can be powered via standard Ethernet cabling. Eaton used a PoE mid-span injector to provide a compact power source in their CCTV camera housings, saving time and cost by eliminating the need to run separate…

Take a moment to reflect on where we’ve come from to better understand the Industrial Ethernet connectivity technologies that will help you achieve your goals. Beyond the point when we have connected everything to everything, which technologies will win the day? Thriving organizations are the ones who are paying attention…

Collaboration in the workplace: automation technology can make work less dangerous, strenuous and tedious – but it calls for sensitive implementation and a commitment to reskilling.

Industry experts weigh in and provide their perspective on the state of IT-OT Convergence in the modern manufacturing plant. This special progress report takes a look at cybersecurity, enterprise data connectivity and how common network diagnostic and management tools can increase IT-OT effectiveness.

Ethernet-APL brings real-time communication to the field in process systems. End-to-end Ethernet technology yields a wide range of benefits in terms of efficiency and simplicity. Users benefit from an integrated web server that simplifies remote access to field instruments.

Smart manufacturing using intelligent motion control supports more agile and scalable manufacturing, including batch size 1 production. By optimizing the manufacturing flow for higher throughput, less energy is consumed resulting in more sustainable smart manufacturing.

The Otosense SMS technology solution consists of an edge device called Smart Motor Sensor (SMS), Android and iOS mobile applications to provision the device, web dashboards to visualize the data, and AI based analytics and REST API services hosted in the cloud.

A Rapid Roaming enhanced WIFI client monitors surroundings and prepares new access points (APs) before die-down and drop-off connection processes take place. Protocols are used to seek a new AP when communication is healthy, assuring throughput and faster transitions and switch times.

New automation and machine control networking solutions include direct integration of OPC UA Pub/Sub for real-time communication, a server inference engine for increasing machine learning requirements and a TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor that increases availability through integrated virtual machine environments.

Looking at industry and the need for fully Ethernet-based networks, Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) offers a promising solution. SPE only requires two wires to transfer data and power and is designed in a way that, over an entire network, all machines can talk in the same language.