FDT (3.0) UE Migration for Smart Manufacturing
Challenge: To find a standardized IIoT migration path that aligns with industry needs for a unified environment for device integration, operation, and maintenance providing […]
FDT (3.0) Unified Environment (IT/OT)
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Industry 4.0 and the convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) is dramatically impacting the industrial […]
FDT 3.0 Mobility Secures Open Automation for I4.0
A new age of industrial automation is being ushered in by rapid technological advancements in creating connected plants and factories. Mobile technologies are a […]
Leveraging IT into FDT 3.0 Specification Realizes FITS Architecture
This paper was presented in 2020 at the 59th Annual Conference of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan (SICE) and is […]
Leveraging a Standardized FDT 3.0 IIoT Ecosytem
Digitalization offers automation companies a great opportunity to successfully shape the future. However, this process also brings many challenges such as remote real-time data […]
Specifying FDT Technology
Preventing unplanned shutdowns, reducing downtime, and lowering maintenance costs have been shown to provide significant financial benefits. One way to achieve these results is […]
FDT Architecture Integrating FDI Device Packages
The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide information related to the topic of device integration using FDI Device Packages with FDT Group’s publicly available […]
Could the Biggest Obstacle to Asset Management be Management
The goals of maximizing assets and improving plant reliability are common today. And, as the expression goes, “if it was easy everyone would be […]
Jump Start Maintenance With Point-to-Point Information Access
When a device is suspected of having a problem, don’t grab the work order and go out into the plant to “see what might […]
Device Management User Guide for Operational Optimization
Let’s get connected! Thanks to the internet, we can now connect in ways we never dreamed about – social media, automobiles, home appliances, security […]