Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) offers considerable benefits for end users in the process industry by facilitating seamless connectivity between field devices using the Ethernet protocol and greatly simplifying the creation of high-performance automation networks.

5G offers promising performance enhancements for consumer applications, with up to 20x more throughput than 4G and up to 100x more users in a single cell. But industrial applications will benefit far more from the boost in 5G performance, even though industrial applications have a different set of network requirements.

The downtime of a production plant can be expensive. Companies therefore want to protect themselves against hacker attacks. Jürgen Greger, Industrial Communication Product Manager at LAPP, gives insights into the topic and reveals how to make life difficult for attackers.

High performance integrated and discrete RF and microwave components can be implemented across the entire frequency spectrum to enable application specific designs for a contactless Gbps-level data transmission via rotary joints.

AiR GUARD technology uses a cellular wireless device to enable monitoring and calculation of the carbon dioxide produced by manufacturing processes from field sites. It connects digital meters via Modbus RS-485, and data is transmitted in an encrypted format through the Azure Sphere chipset.

If you are interested in being challenged to fundamentally rethink how an enterprise-wide Data Access system should be architected, you have come to the right place. Matthew Parris, Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing – Test Systems for GE Appliances, shares his experiences and ideas for moving ahead.

Industrial wireless technologies are indeed required to enable autonomous and remote-controlled robots and vehicles, to improves collaboration between mobile workers and increase the overall efficiency and safety of an industrial system. Reliability is a key issue for all of these applications.

CC-Link IE TSN is designed to address a number of engineering challenges as well as prepare companies for the new digital era of Connected Industries. Leveraging Time-Sensitive Networking and gigabit Industrial Ethernet, it enables factories to quickly adapt and evolve to incorporate promising new technologies.

CC-Link IE TSN is designed to address a number of engineering challenges as well as prepare companies for the new digital era of Connected Industries. Leveraging Time-Sensitive Networking and gigabit Industrial Ethernet, it enables factories to quickly adapt and evolve to incorporate new promising technologies.

Phoenix Contact has a vision to leap manufacturing forward today with fast industrial wireless connectors. It found a collaborative partner with expertise in mmW (RF) technology to get to market faster to achieve its goal in Analog Devices. Here is an overview of their joint approach to next-generation wireless technology.