Issue Archive

Summer 2007

Industrial Networking magazine is all about the design and implementation of networked systems in industrial environments. From wireless Ethernet to process buses to device networks, Industrial Networking examines how OEMs, discrete manufacturers, and process plants can begin to take full advantage of networked system architectures in their manufacturing environments.

• National Manufacturing Week 2007 Preview
  Canon Communications, the new owner of the National Manufacturing Week event, joins four main shows of NMW 2007 with four of its other events.
• Innovative Wireless Designs Feted at 2007 ESC
  Lantronix Inc. announces the winners of its annual Wireless Design Contest.
• Wireless Babysitting Aids Weld Monitoring, Management
  Power unit, computer link saves labor, frees personnel to check many more heat-treated zones
• Intrinsic Safety Use Shows Some Spark
  Often Dismissed as “European” Technology, Use of Intrinsic Safety Devices Appears Ready for Substantial Growth in North America
• Discrete and Process Safety Networks
  Right now, the needs are different and so are the means. Can one network eventually do it all?
• RFID Gaining Street Credibility?
  RFID technology has been in existence for 20 years, but it’s just starting to make its presence felt in mainstream, industrial applications.
• EDDL and FDT Cooperate at Hannover Fair
  There are two primary technologies with overlapping and yet different philosophies in play within industrial device operation:Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) and Field Device Tool (FDT).
• As the Digital World Turns
  Discussing convergence of various types of networked functions: control, safety, building environment, and physical security.
• Bits & Bytes
  Who’s aligning with whom? Who’s buying? Who’s being bought?