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With the advancements in Industrial Edge and Cloud computing technologies, manufacturers now have access to scalable and flexible computing resources.

In today’s world, we are heading towards a time where renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are becoming the standard rather than just an alternative.

In the modern and fiercely competitive automation industry, companies are increasingly embracing open-source software solutions to boost efficiency, cut costs, and enhance overall productivity.

Cloud IoT solutions facilitate the ingestion of data from connected devices, enabling the construction of dynamic applications which integrate with existing big data services.

Industrial IoT is a subcategory of IoT which plays a major role in Industry 4.0, an industrial revolution which focuses on smart technology, automation, AI, data, and interconnectivity.

PROFINET facilitates the real-time data exchange between controllers (called IO-Controllers) and field connected devices (called IO-Devices). IO-Controllers include PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), DCSs (Distributed Control Systems), and IPCs (industrial PC) whereas IO-Devices can be varied: I/O blocks, drives, sensors, or actuators.

Significant OPC UA functions include detecting servers, accessing server data, notification of events and execution of methods. This technology is comprehensive and configurable, offering a framework for defining data structures without prescribing any specific set of data structures.

Machines and digital technologies have become an integral part of our lives. Every day we interact with smartphones, laptops, and home appliances. This is enabled by user interfaces, the so-called HMIs.

To analyze factors affecting production processes, KPA Automation Data Analytics system is used. Reporting occurs in accordance with user settings.

In modern production, to organize networks, various industrial data transfer protocols are used: Modbus, CAN, PROFIBUS, Ethernet, and others. They provide connection and data transfer between industrial computers, controllers, sensors, and actuation devices.

EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) is an industrial network standard developed by Beckhoff (Germany) in 2003. It is one of the fastest data transfer protocols.