Nov 2016 | Scottsdale, AZ – A ballot for this election has been sent to all eligible OPC Foundation Designated Representatives on November 3, 2016. Please complete this ballot and send via email before December 2, 2016 at 5:00 pm MST. The candidates for this election are:…
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VDMA Machine Vision and OPC Foundation start developing a companion specification
July 2016 | Frankfurt, Germany – “We want to make machine vision fit for Industry 4.0 and for the factory of the future. We are aiming at straightforward integration of machine vision systems into production control and IT systems via OPC Unified Architecture,” says Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz, CEO of Silicon Software and in charge of standardization issues […]
W3C and OPCF to integrate OPC-UA into the Web of Things
2016 | April – At the Hannover Fair, Thomas J. Burke, President and Executive Director of the OPC Foundation and Dave Raggett, W3C lead for the Web of Things signed a Memorandum of Understanding in which both organizations agree to closely cooperate to ensure interoperability for the Internet of Things (IoT). OPC and W3C have mutual […]
CC-Link, CAN, IO-Link, OpenFog and IDS to collaborate with OPCF
2016 | April – At the Hannover Fair, Thomas J. Burke, President and Executive Director of the OPC Foundation signed multiple Memorandum of Understandings with organizations to closely cooperate in the development and marketing of shared deliverables to foster interoperability: Naomi Nakamura, Global Director Of The CC-Link Partner Association CLPA See press release here Holger […]
OPC Foundation and OpenFog Agree to Collaborate on Technical Specifications around Fog Computing in Industrial Automation
For Immediate Release OPC Foundation and OpenFog Consortium Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Hannover Fair OPC and OpenFog Agree to Collaborate on Technical Specifications around Fog Computing in Industrial Automation Scottsdale, AZ – April 26, 2016 – The OPC Foundation and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) announce a liaison to collaborate on technical specifications, white papers, […]
OPC Foundation and W3C agree to cooperate together to ensure interoperability for IoT
For Immediate Release OPC Foundation and W3C Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Hannover Fair OPC Foundation and W3C agree to cooperate together to ensure interoperability for IOT Hannover, Germany – April 26, 2016 – At the Hannover Fair, Thomas J. Burke, President and Executive Director of the OPC Foundation and Dave Raggett, W3C lead for […]
OPC Foundation and CAN in Automation e.V. Agree to Work in partnership to develop mapping specifications for standardization between the two organizations
For Immediate Release OPC Foundation and CAN in Automation e.V.Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Hannover Fair OPC Foundation and CAN in Automation e.V. Agree to Work in partnership to develop mapping specifications for standardization between the two organizations Scottsdale, AZ – April 26, 2016 – The OPC Foundation is a nonprofit international standards organization dedicated […]
OPC and Industrial Data Space Foundation Agree to Collaborate on development of interface specifications
For Immediate Release OPC Foundation and Industrial Data Space Initiative Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Hannover Fair OPC and Industrial Data Space Foundation Agree to Collaborate on development of interface specifications Scottsdale, AZ – April 26, 2016 – The OPC Foundation and the Industrial Data Space Foundation (e.V.) have agreed to collaborate in the development […]
OPC Foundation and CLPA agree to coordinate communications in Machine to IT systems
For Immediate Release OPC Foundation and CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) Sign Memorandum of Understanding at Hannover Fair The two standards agree to coordinate communications in Machine to IT systems Hannover, Germany – April 26, 2016 – The OPC Foundation pursues interoperability in industrial automation by creating and maintaining open specifications that standardize communication of acquired […]
Microsoft extends openness and interoperability in industrial manufacturing
For Immediate Release Microsoft extends openness and interoperability in industrial manufacturing Supports OPC standard across IoT offerings, including Azure IoT Suite and Universal Windows Platform. HANNOVER, Germany — April 25, 2016 — Monday at Hannover Messe 2016, Microsoft Corp. announced it is working with the OPC Foundation to enable virtually any industrial Internet of Things […]