Diverse Global End Users Represent the “Face of FDT”

September 26, 2016

FDT’s prominent face in process, factory and hybrid automation is as diverse as the scope of its applications.

Around the world, major manufacturers and industrial organizations have implemented FDT Technology to help improve plant device interoperability, reliability, and maintenance, while at the same time, preventing unplanned shutdowns, reduce downtime and lower maintenance costs in a wide range of plant automation applications.

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Proactive Maintenance Strategies With Bottom-Line Benefits

September 9, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With many updated control and asset management systems, intelligent device diagnostic information is accessible and available for immediate use. For those that don’t, there are many different cost-effective products that make access to intelligent device information possible. This diagnostic information enables you to change your maintenance activities from reactive — work on what’s broken — to more proactive or even predictive activities, such as fixing small problems before they turn into bigger problems.

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RAMI 4.0 Identifies FDT Standard for the "Connected World"

August 29, 2016
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The FDT standard is already represented in the German Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI 4.0) as the device integration solution, and with the release of the FDT/OPC Annex, sensor-to-cloud, enterprise-wide connectivity is granted with seamless data communications.

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Tablets Take Control

August 10, 2016

In This Issue:

  • New Board Driven Initiatives will Enable Comprehensive IIoT Deployment,
  • Polymer Producer Mobilizes Field Device Management to Optimize Productivity and Increase Maintenance Efficiency,
  • Simplifying Strategies for Effective DTM Implementation,
  • Enhancing DP-Based Flow Measurement with Dynamic Compensation
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Bridge Legacy & New Automation

May 11, 2016

In This Issue:

  • Bridging Legacy and the New Era of Automation,
  • FDT/DTM Solutions Offer Great Promise for Automation Suppliers,
  • Digging into Diagnostics,
  • Compact Diagnostic Module Minimizes Downtime,
  • Myriad PlantPAx Enhancements Enable Advanced Integration Strategies,
  • A Tale of Two Couplers: Profibus Linking Devices
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