TSN (Time Sensitive Networks) will soon become the new base technology for real-time communication and play a significant role in automation technology. For device manufacturers, the challenge of adapting the interface in their automation devices can be solved with ready-to-use embedded solutions from Anybus. Read the full article now!

While cloud communication solutions are today often directly integrated into new plants (greenfield), many existing plants (brownfield) will have to be retrofitted with the solution in the coming years. With products such as eWON Flexy and Anybus CompactCom, solutions are possible! Read more in the final part of our "Factory of the Future" series.

At this year's 2018 Sustainable Performance Forum in Chicago over 500 professionals came together to discuss how to create groundbreaking innovations that can impact the world. Read through our take away's on the key to Industry 4.0!

Cloud communication has a wide range of preconceptions and hurdles - but waiting to adapt this technology early can have consequences. Finding a suitable communication solution for your needs is easier than you think! In our second part of the Factory of the Future series, we answer the question : Is secure really secure? Read the full article now!

While everybody may be talking about the new data-based business models, practical implementation is often lacking. While the data in the cloud certainly allows for added value, new business models are just as conceivable as predictive maintenance. If the collected plant data is correctly prepared, users can optimize processes considerably. In the first part of the Factory of the Future series, we explore some of the benefits of this solution. Read the full article now!

In the first part of the Industrial Ethernet Rings series, we discussed the need for simpler machine wiring and how this can be accomplished on EtherNet/IP. In the second part of our series we will discuss the technologies supported on PROFINet® for creating high availability machine networks. Read the full article now!

HMS.how is designed to be your central channel in North and South America for receiving online technical support from HMS Support Engineers. See where the idea for the online forum came from and how it has become a place of evolving technical discussions.