Welcome to the World of OPC

In today’s complex economy, information is the key to business success and profitability. OPC technologies were created to allow information to be easily and securely exchanged between diverse platforms from multiple vendors and to allow seamless integration of those platforms without costly, time-consuming software development. This frees engineering resources to do the more important work of running your business. Today, there are more than 5,200 suppliers who have created more than 42,000 different OPC products used in more than 52 million applications. The estimate of the savings in engineering resources alone is in the billions of dollars.

OPC News

The OPC Foundation elects three new members to its Board of Directors and names Shinji Oda as Chairman

The OPC Foundation Board of Directors has been expanded to include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Huawei, reflecting the growing role of OPC UA in IT and Industrial Cloud. Scottsdale, AZ – March 11th, 2025 – The OPC Foundation announces the election of three additional new members to its Board of Directors including Steve Blackwell, Head […]

Secure by Demand Document Accredited by 11 Top Security Agencies from Around the World

As a contributor to this document, the OPC Foundation is proud to announce the completion of “Secure by Demand: Priority Considerations for Operational Technology Owners and Operators when Selecting Digital Products”. Download document here https://opcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/joint-guide-secure-by-demand-priority-considerations-for-ot-owners-and-operators-508c_0.pdf Scottsdale, AZ – January 23rd, 2025 – Cyber threat actors are commonly targeting specific OT products rather than specific organizations. In an […]

Webinar “SBOM & Vulnerability Management – CVE” – Recording available

The OPC Foundation is holding a series of webinars on the topic of security. The background is the European Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA), which has already been adopted as European legislation. All materials such as the slides and the recordings are publicly available. Download the PDF here https://opcfoundation.org/developer-tools/marketing-communication-presentations/opc-and-opc-ua-presentations/. The link to the recording is […]

Google Cloud and Major Manufacturers Join the OPC Foundation Cloud Initiative

A who’s who of cloud suppliers and world-famous manufacturers align interoperability requirements in IT and cloud environments based on OPC UA  Scottsdale, AZ – November 12th, 2024 – Following the successful launch of the OPC Foundation Cloud Initiative in April 2024, the OPC Foundation is pleased to announce the participation of leading cloud providers and […]

Joint forces for Digital Product Passport (DPP)

Please see also the recording of the joint event during SPS show on Nov 13th, 2024 https://youtu.be/sXZa14nIH3s Major standardization associations and initiatives partner to create the best of breed system architecture to support the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) by combining the best aspects of the Asset Administration Shell and OPC UA. Nuremberg, Germany – […]

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