A guide to fiber cable types and costs provides insights into the intricacies of using fiber optic cables in IIoT applications. These cables are now the fastest-growing transmission medium for both new network builds and expansions that require high bandwidth, long distances and immunity to electrical interference.

Choosing a suitable industrial unmanaged switch requires knowledge of your network, the type of devices in the network and the environment in which the switch will be used. A reliable switch can improve network performance, reduce downtime and address security needs.

Pharmaceutical production system scales up rapidly despite incompatible equipment, lockdown, logistics challenges, and remote teams. Software modules offer detailed visibility into production through seamless data exchange and will help optimize resources and plan for future demand.

New machine concept for the industrial production of brooms and brushes uses distributed servo drive technology and EtherCAT P to facilitate a production process overhaul.

HART – The cost-effective solution to get critical plant floor data up to higher-level information systems.

This article describes tomorrow’s smart factories, and how Cisco is delivering on this vision today with a unified industrial security and networking architecture that simplifies and helps scale deployment, brings seamless mobility, and positions manufacturers to better achieve their Industry 4.0 objectives.

The development of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) opens up a large number of new application possibilities for structured cabling, which will provide new impetus for the industrial, office and data center environment and will further advance the topic of “IoE” (Internet of Everything).

Industry experts agree that the foundation of Industrial Ethernet solutions for factory automation remains laser-focused on smart connected machines, edge and cloud-based computing, the potential impact of AI technology and new products and tools that simplify the ongoing quest for IT-OT integration.

As digital transformation accelerates, factories face both opportunities and challenges. New technologies are key to increased efficiency, but implementing these technologies can be complex and requires thoughtful execution. Explore how digital factory implementations can help realize manufacturing plant efficiencies.

As plants completes the digital transition, communication with process control systems is more and more important. HIMA’s digitalization strategy for functional safety has prioritized offering the most popular industry-standard protocols for safety systems, and now includes PROFINET to handle distributed I/O.