Issue Archive

Winter 2008

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.

• Look Before You Leap
  China has the appropriate laws to control its intellectual property problem. Enforcement is quite something else.
• HCF, ISA Make Recommendations on WirelessHART Standard Incorporation
  Representatives from HART Communication Foundation and ISA100 Wireless Systems met in October.
• First Wave of Wi-Fi Certification Hits
  Wi-Fi is a pervasive wireless technology used in millions of homes and businesses worldwide.
• Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Market Will Grow to Nearly $1 Billion by 2011
  The ARC Advisory Group reports that the market for hardened industrial Ethernet switches will grow to nearly $1 billion during the next 5 years.
• Bits & Bytes
• Prime Time for OPC-UA?
  Big names are on board with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and OPC-UA, and no one company is seen as their creator, owner or chief proponent.
• Ethernet: The Promised Land?
  Networking Nirvana Is Just Over the Horizon. Ethernet and Digital Fieldbus Are the Compass. Here's How to Make the Trip
• Wireless Aids Chemical, Steel, Rail Applications
  Smart wireless solutions helping chemical, steel, and rail applications were discussed in Emerson's recent Global Users Exchange Conference
• Shed Some Fiberoptic Light
  Fiberoptic Cable Has Copper Wire Beat for Speed and Immunity. Just Know Which Type Your Application Needs
• Power Segments Boost Line Assembly
  Standardized, modular cabling helps builders, users install custom material handling, packaging lines
• One Bus for All? Not Likely
  When It Comes to Applications That Allow Our Basic Controls to Function, System Lock-Ups Are Intolerable
• Wireless Conquers Conservatism
  Compared with consumer electronics or even the automobile industry, there aren’t that many early adopters of new technology in chemical processing.