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Features - FDT reaches another technical milestone 06/09/2011
2011 has been another busy year for the FDT Group, not least with the public availability of FDT Version 2.0, following completion of the first technical review of the standard.
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White papers - FDT White Paper outlines sample specification for FDT technology 01/08/2011
A new White Paper identifies how FDT technology can help to lower costs by putting assets to work.
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News - FDT technology recognised as ANSI/ISA standards 28/06/2011
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has formally approved Field Device Tools (FDT) Technology standards - previously adopted internationally as IEC 62453 and approved in the United States by the ISA103 Field Device Tools Interface (FDT) committee. These US standards will now be designated as ANSI/ISA standards.
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News - Emerson Process Management joins FDT Group 08/11/2010
The FDT Group, AISBL, has announced that Emerson Process Management has joined the organisation on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
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News - Tolfo retires from FDT, Schulz appointed MD 23/06/2009
The FDT Group announced Glenn Schulz as its new managing director amid news of Flavio Tolfo’s retirement on July 1, 2009. Tolfo has been managing director of the group for the last three years and is described as a ‘key contributor’ in making the organisation what it is today.
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News - FDT looking bright for factory automation 11/03/2009
Schneider Electric’s Manfred Brill, chairman of FDT’s factory automation committee, described the progress FDT is making in the factory automation sector. The biggest news was that twelve new companies, including Mitsubishi Electric, have joined the organisation in the past year.
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News - New podcast: Audio tutorial examines integration platforms, EDDL and FDT/DTM 26/01/2009
Competing platforms share much functionality but differ on implementation. Which is best for you?
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News - Sercos and FDT push towards open systems 22/01/2009
Sercos International (SI) has joined forces with the FDT Group AISBL to develop open systems, announcing an agreement to create an annex to the FDT specification for Sercos III. The organisations say this will create the first high-performance real-time Ethernet communication standard to support FDT Technology.
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News - FDI achievement result of co-operation with process control suppliers 14/11/2008
The FDI (Field Device Integration) team has completed the draft architecture and inventory of use case analysis, describing the achievements as a milestone. The Steering Committee of the EDDL Co-operation Team has worked closely with the FDT Group to advance a common solution for field device integration.
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News - FDT Group announces ‘milestone’ 25/09/2008
The FDT Group has announced the approval of the Committee Draft for Vote CDV 62453, describing it as ‘one of the most important steps in the adoption of FDT Technology as an international standard'.
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