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Software development kit supports OPC UA Pub/Sub via MQTT 30/11/2023 The OPC UA C++ SDK from Softing Industrial now supports OPC UA Pub/Sub via MQTT. Full Story...
OPC UA tunnel increases security for OPC Classic communication 17/10/2023 The dataFEED OPC UA Tunnel is a new component of Softing Industrial's dataFEED OPC Suite. It is said to enable secure access to OPC Classic servers across network boundaries and firewalls. A DCOM configuration is no longer required. Full Story...
Webinar: Machine data storage with InfluxDB and other databases 09/10/2023 Storing production data is a critical component of a comprehensive Industry 4.0 solution. Data availability serves as the cornerstone for documentation, analysis, and verification, enhancing production control and facilitating optimization steps. Sign up for the Softing Industrial webinar to discover easy and secure methods for efficient data storage in modern database solutions. Full Story...
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing 11/09/2023 Industrial edge computing is becoming increasingly important for plant operators as part of innovative, multi-site IoT solutions. The webinar by Softing Industrial and WAGO on September 25, at 10 a.m. will provide information about software and hardware solutions that enable easy integration of machine connectivity and edge computing. Learn how to implement these solutions efficiently and benefit from improved data security and faster data processing. Full Story...
ARM compatibility expands application range of edge connectors 07/08/2023 The new version 3.50 of Softing Industrial's edgeConnector products is now compatible with ARM processors which is said to significantly expand application possibilities. Full Story...
Industrial Edge Computing as a driver for digitalization on the shopfloor 06/06/2023 Industrial Edge Computing is becoming increasingly important as part of innovative Industrial IoT solutions. Register for the joint webinar by Softing Industrial and Siemens on June 19, 2023, at 10 am CEST. Learn how IIoT solutions can be implemented with the Siemens Industrial Edge, and how the machine connectivity required for these IIoT solutions can be easily realised. Full Story...
HART multiplexer software supports Siemens controllers 30/05/2023 The HART multiplexer software smartLink SW-HT from Softing Industrial, for accessing configuration and diagnostic data, now supports ET200 remote IOs from Siemens and the FDT DTM interface. Full Story...
Edge modules facilitate integration into IT solutions 09/05/2023 The edgeConnector products and the edgeAggregator from Softing Industrial offer a range of functionalities with the new version 3.40 that are said to simplfy integration into IT solutions. Full Story...
Supporting the integration of production data from XML files 06/02/2023 The new ‘File Read’ function of dataFEED OPC Suite Extended V5.25 enables access to process data available via XML files. Full Story...
Extended OPC suite offers additional security for data integration 03/11/2022 With the integration of OPC UA Reverse Connect into its dataFEED OPC Suite Extended V5.22, Softing enables secure communication between OPC UA components in OT and IT that are separated by firewalls or DMZs. Full Story...
OPC UA-based Solutions for Secure and Reliable Data Integration 28/10/2022 OPC UA ensures the seamless flow of information between devices and software applications and offers advanced security and data modeling technologies for future-proof, scalable, and extensible solutions. Find out about the range of OPC UA-based tools and products that Softing has to offer for the implementation of innovative and secure IoT architectures. Full Story...
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing 24/10/2022 Edge computing is of great importance for IIoT. Many applications generate so much data that they cannot all be transferred directly to the cloud. In other cases, the data must be processed close to the machine due to short latency times. A combination of connectivity and edge computing solves the integration of machine data in IIOT applications in an efficient and scalable way. Find out more about edge computing and the range of connectivity products that Softing has to offer. Full Story...
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing 12/09/2022 Edge computing is of great importance for IIoT. Many applications generate so much data that they cannot all be transferred directly to the cloud. In other cases, the data must be processed close to the machine due to short latency times. Full Story...
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing 06/09/2022 Edge computing is of great importance for IIoT. Many applications generate so much data that they cannot all be transferred directly to the cloud. In other cases, the data must be processed close to the machine due to short latency times. A combination of connectivity and edge computing solves the integration of machine data in IIOT applications in an efficient and scalable way. Find out more about edge computing and the range of connectivity products that Softing has to offer. Full Story...
OPC UA-based OT/IT integration solution with MQTT connection 16/08/2022 With its new edgeAggregator, Softing offers a flexible, container-based solution for managing complex system architectures in OT/IT integration all the way to edge and cloud applications. Full Story...
OPC UA-based solutions for secure and reliable data integration 09/05/2022 OPC UA ensures the seamless flow of information between devices and software applications and offers advanced security and data modeling technologies for future-proof, scalable, and extensible solutions. Find out about the range of OPC UA-based tools and products that Softing has to offer for the implementation of innovative and secure IoT architectures. Full Story...
IIoT gateway for Industry 4.0 integration in process plants 16/07/2021 smartLink HW-DP, from Softing Industrial Automation, provides controller-independent access to PROFIBUS DP networks. Besides HART IP and FDT, data for optimising processes can now also be made available via an OPC UA interface. Full Story...
Middleware interface between the OT and IT environments 01/06/2021 The dataFEED Secure Integration Server product from Softing Industrial works as an abstract interface between the worlds of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), offering users a set of key functionalities for efficient data exchange in a single component. Full Story...
Gateway provides controller independent access to PROFIBUS DP 25/01/2021 smartLink HW-DP, from Softing Industrial Automation, provides controller-independent access to PROFIBUS DP networks. Full Story...
Connecting Siemens controllers with software applications 26/05/2020 Softing Industrial’s edgeConnector Siemens connects Siemens controllers with software applications. It supports the reference architectures for Industrial IoT by Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, as well as independent edge solutions. Full Story...
From the cloud to the edge 06/04/2020 Dr. Christopher Anhalt explains the difference between cloud and edge computing and how they can work together for the successful implementation of IIoT solutions. Full Story...
Mobile Android solution for configuring and setting up HART field devices 08/03/2020 Softing Industrial, together with i.safe MOBILE GmbH and ProComSol, is now able to offer a complete solution for setting the parameters and configuring HART field devices in Android applications. Full Story...
Mobile solution for configuration and parameterisation of field devices 20/10/2019 Endress+Hauser is now offering its Field Xpert together with Softing's mobiLink interface as a bundle for parameterising and commissioning field devices. Full Story...
Time to take the next steps on the Industry 4.0 journey 14/10/2019 According to automation vendors there is still some way to go before industry starts to reap the benefits promised by Industry 4.0. The next step is the adoption of a variety of enabling technologies. Full Story...
CNC control gateway opens up machine tools to Industry 4.0 28/07/2019 Softing Industrial has released the new uaGate 840D gateway which allows access the data from SINUMERIK 840D machine tools via the OPC UA standard for use directly in Industry 4.0 applications. Full Story...
Extended OPC UA aggregation server options 11/02/2019 Softing Industrial Data Intelligence has released version 1.10 of its dataFEED Secure Integration Server, extending its OPC UA Aggregation Server and offering more filtering options for individual OPC UA items. Full Story...
Secure integration of data into IoT solutions 02/11/2018 The dataFEED Secure Integration Server fromSofting Industrial is designed to enable secure and efficient integration ofdata from automation networks into IoT solutions. It is suitable for use inedge architectures as well as in cloud applications. Full Story...
Industrial IoT starter kit 23/07/2018 Softing Industrial has introduced the Industrial IoT Starter Kit (IISK), a gateway for industrial IoT solutions that offers pre-integration with Microsoft Azure Connected Factory and full flexibility based on the OPC UA interoperability standard. Full Story...
Multiprotocol mobile interface for field device configuration 04/05/2018 With the introduction of mobiLink, Softing says it is the first company to offer access to the HART, Foundation Fieldbus and PROFIBUS PA process automation protocols with one single interface. mobiLink communicates via USB or Bluetooth and is suited to commissioning and maintenance with handheld host devices. Full Story...
Simplifying integration for Modbus PLCs with IoT and Cloud 25/03/2018 The Softing gateway dataFEED uaGate MB enables the straightforward and secure integration of process- and machine data coming from Modbus PLCs with IoT- and Industry 4.0 solutions. Full Story...
Data integration for IoT and Industry 4.0 applications 06/08/2017 Softing’s latest dataFEED OPC Suite allows for the transfer of data via REST protocols and supports NoSQL databases. Full Story...
Connecting to the cloud in a simple and secure way 26/04/2017 REST Connector, a new connector from Softing Industrial, is said to allow for easy and secure communication via REST protocols. Full Story...
Profibus master interface for mobile applications 15/03/2016 Softing has introduced the PBpro USB which is believed to be the world's smallest PROFIBUS master interface for PCs. The unit is compact enough to fit into a Profibus connector housing. Full Story...
HART at the speed of Ethernet 13/11/2015 Thomas Hilz, market segment manager at Softing Industrial Automation, discusses HART-IP, and explains why it is a groundbreaking technology and not just one protocol among many. Full Story...
Direct OPC UA connectivity from field to network 08/09/2015 Softing has introduced a new version of its application gateway echocollect which provides direct connectivity between field level machines and databases or networks that are using the OPC UA protocol. Full Story...
OPC Suite supports Windows 10 13/08/2015 Softing Industrial Automation released software update 4.04 of its dataFEED OPC Suite. This includes support for Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. Full Story...
Easy import of symbols from TIA Portal 07/07/2015 The new version of Softing's dataFEED OPC Suite supports the direct import of symbols from Siemens TIA Portal projects. Full Story...
Profinet diagnostics: organisational issues 26/05/2015 Dr Christopher Anhalt, senior product manager diagnostics at Softing Industrial Automation, discusses the organisational issues surrounding Profinet network diagnostics. Full Story...
All-in-one OPC communication solution 10/02/2015 Softing Industrial Automation introduced the new dataFEED OPC Suite which combines OPC server and OPC middleware functionality into a single software solution. Full Story...
Easing integration of Foundation and Profibus PA field devices 27/01/2015 The latest version of FFeasy and PAeasy, from Softing Industrial Automation, offers combined hardware and software solutions for the direct and rapid implementation of Foundation fieldbus H1 and PROFIBUS PA field devices. Full Story...
Embedded OPC UA server offers data integration 04/04/2014 Softing Industrial Automation has introduced echocollect UA, a standardised solution for the acquisition and management of process, manufacturing and quality data via an embedded OPC Unified Architecture (UA) Server. Full Story...
Predictive diagnostics available on FOUNDATION fieldbus control system 20/08/2013 Emerson Process Management and Softing have announced that the Softing Linking Device and Gateway FG-110-FF has been successfully integrated and tested with Emerson's AMS Suite predictive maintenance software application. Full Story...
WirelessHART in practice: Saving power with proper network and field device configuration 01/03/2013 The power consumption of WirelessHART field devices is substantially influenced by the configuration. Based on experimental measurements and theoretical examinations, this White Paper explains the components of WirelessHART field devices, discusses their power consumption by way of an example scenario, and provides an important basis for decision-making on the use of WirelessHART technology. Full Story...
WirelessHART: The Top 10 Myths and the Truth Behind Them 22/01/2013 Every new technology has its misconceptions and delusions. This also applies to WirelessHART technology. Thomas Hilz, market segment manager at Softing Industrial Automation GmbH, reveals the truth about the top 10 myths. Full Story...
Wireless HART in practice 21/01/2013 New Whitepaper - Saving power with proper network and field device configuration. The power consumption of WirelessHART field devices is substantially influenced by the configuration. Based on experimental measurements and theoretical examinations, this White Paper explains the components of WirelessHART field devices, discusses their power consumption by way of an example scenario. Full Story...
Softing joins Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group 26/10/2012 Softing Industrial Automation has become the latest member of the Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group (EPSG). Full Story...
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