A job well-done can spark invitations for more work, but it can also pull competent individuals and organizations into some new and unusual areas where they have to make changes. As usual, even ...

FIELD DEVICE Tool/Device Type Manager (FDT/DTM) is a multi-network-compatible, device-vendor-defined set of software tools that allow end users to view and interact with a device using the vendor’s ...

FDT 3.0 (FITS) to Launch with FDThub As I write this, we are just completing the final prototyping activities for our exciting new FDT 3.0 (FITS) standard. By our next newsletter, the new standard and ...

DTM certification has become an essential marketplace factor progressing the cohesiveness of the FDT standard with the new Industry 4.0 world. Executed today as the de facto integration standard for ...

FDT Group™ announced the release of its platform-independent FDT 3.0 – FDT IIoT Server™ (FITS™) standard built to empower digital transformational benefits for the automation supplier and end user ...

“Enhanced” Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) appears to be gaining momentum in the process control community, with the unveiling of a multi-vendor demonstration of EDDL enhancements at ISA ...

There is a growing need to optimize automation in industries to increase productivity, eliminate errors inherent to people-intensive processes, and create safer workplaces. This requires robust data ...

Automation professionals have always kept a close eye on developments in the Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) worlds. With the ongoing convergence of these computing domains ...