Industrial Networks

IIoT is getting old

Jim Montague
The shift from connectivity to software tools makes the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) invisible
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Industrial Networks

Credentials for IIoT’s VIP lounge

Jim Montague
The most recent software-based tools for enabling Industrial Internet of Things capabilities
Industrial Networks

All access with IIoT

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) goes backstage at the digitalization show
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Industrial Networks

Balancing data access and security allows smooth IIoT sailing

Jim Montague
System integrator Actemium-Avanceon streamline manual jobs by using software agent programs to extract data from edge devices
Industrial Networks

Polypropylene plant virtualizes to meet demand

Jim Montague
Inter Pipeline’s pellet facility uses spare system capacity in Emerson’s DeltaV DCS and expands its thin-client network
Industrial Networks

What can Ethernet-APL do for you?

Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (APL) starts with intrinsic safety, but high speed, diverse data, network simplicity and other advantages quickly follow
Industrial Networks

Suppliers plan to put more Ethernet-APL products in play

Jim Montague
What vendors have learned about Ethernet-APL and how to employ it to gain the most benefits
Industrial Networks

Standards quartet are the cornerstones of Ethernet-APL

Jim Montague
Members of the Ethernet-APL organization provide unique insights into its inner workings and capabilities
Industrial Networks

The many advantages of Ethernet-APL

Jim Montague
Members of the NAMUR APL Task Force and ZVEI APL Task Force shared the advantages of Ethernet-APL at the SPS Nürnberg 2023 conference last November
Industrial Networks

Dow tests Ethernet-APL, too

Jim Montague
Dow wants to learn "how Ethernet-APL can provide more data" and is setting up evaluations at laboratories in Houston and the Netherlands
Industrial Networks

BASF leads the way

Jim Montague
Since building its test lab in 2019-20 in Germany, BASF is still the furthest along in testing, applying and improving Ethernet-APL