Cyber security is becoming increasingly important in the manufacturing industry as the use of technology and connectivity grows. With the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), manufacturers are vulnerable to cyber attacks that can result in data breaches, production disruptions and even physical harm to employees. Here Stephen Hayes, managing director at automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK, explores the risks that surround using complex software for automation and how machine builders can mitigate these risks. (more…)
June 13, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Rockwell Automation introduces FactoryTalk Optix as a new addition to their visualisation portfolio. Known as “visualisation for visionaries,” FactoryTalk Optix is a modern, cloud-enabled human-machine interface (HMI) platform that allows users to design, test and deploy applications directly from a web browser anywhere, anytime. Take advantage of new levels of collaboration, scalability, and interoperability to achieve your vision. (more…)
May 26, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven cyber security for the internet of things (IoT), is now making an Amazon AWS trial version of its QuarkLink IoT security platform available free for 30 days. (more…)
December 13, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Brussels, Belgium – The Eclipse Foundation, one of the open source software foundations, in collaboration with the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group, today announced the release of the Sparkplug 3.0 specification. (more…)
December 9, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
EMQ, the software provider of open-source IoT data infrastructure, is excited to announce that Inovonics Wireless Corporation, a manufacturer of wireless life-safety products, will begin using EMQX Cloud to communicate location, event, and device health data in their new mobile duress and senior living community product infrastructure. EMQX Cloud is a fully managed MQTT service designed by EMQ to support distributed messaging for IoT applications that require high operational reliability and scalability. (more…)
October 25, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Austin, Texas, 4 October 2022 – Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has announced it has acquired eFlex Systems, a provider of cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technologies. The acquisition expands the Epicor portfolio of Advanced MES capabilities to help manufacturers increase productivity by modernising their production environments through digital work instructions, advanced process control, and real-time visibility. Financial terms were not disclosed. (more…)
October 7, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
22 September 2022 – HiveMQ, a global specialist in enterprise MQTT solutions, has announced the availability of the HiveMQ Enterprise Extension for Google Cloud Pub/Sub, a new feature that seamlessly integrates MQTT data into Google Cloud. Organisations can now benefit from HiveMQ’s flexible, standards-based platform to send IoT data reliably and securely to Google Cloud enterprise services such as monitoring, advanced analytics and machine learning. (more…)
September 27, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
EMQ Technologies, a global provider of open-source IoT data infrastructure solutions, announced that it had officially joined Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). Through OPN, EMQ will work together with Oracle to better pair their respective IoT solutions, explore joint use cases and dive deeper into specialised technical knowledge to build cloud-based IoT connectivity services. (more…)
August 10, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Stockholm, 6 July 2022 – EMQ, the provider of open-source IoT data infrastructure, officially announced the latest release of its IoT platform and MQTT broker, EMQX 5.0. (View and download EMQX 5.0 at emqx.com and Github.) (more…)
July 6, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Softing adds to its Docker technology-based edgeConnector product family. The new edgeConnector Modbus is a flexible Docker container application for Modbus TCP controllers. (more…)
July 20, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello