Expanding ERP connectivity
Control Engineering
Kepware, an organization perhaps best known for its Open Connectivity (OPC) standards support and embedded device communication drivers, will be extending its expertise into the realm of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) via a newly-announced strategic partnership with Oracle.
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OPC-UA connectivity: ILS Technology, Softing integrate cooperate; OPC training
Control Engineering
Boca Raton, FL and Haar, Germany– ILS Technology LLC’s deviceWISE 2.0 framework will be integrated into Softing’s OPC-Universal Architecture (OPC-UA) Factory Gateway solution. The cooperation is said to leverage Softing’s expertise in technology for OPC-UA device connectivity and deviceWise’s administration, security, and policy functions for industrial automation applications. Pilot production is expected early 2008.
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ARC Forum 2008: Variations on a theme; plant and enterprise connectivity
Control Engineering
Connecting the “shop floor to the top floor” has been a goal for manufacturers since Ethernet technologies first made their way onto the plant floor, and solutions aimed at improving information exchange between business and plant level systems were prominent at ARC Forum.
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