The familiar automation pyramid is changing to an automation pillar to better reflect the changing locations of control systems and the ability to share data at all levels rather than sequentially ...

Implementation of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) certainly generates its share of challenges, one of the biggest being the convergence of information-technology (IT) and ...

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Ethernet-APL brings two-wire Ethernet, including power supply, into the field. Ethernet technology is used in industrial plants only at the higher levels of the automation pyramid, hardly at the field ...

It’s important to use cordsets and cable assemblies that enable proper use of automation sensors at every level in the automation pyramid. M12 push-pull connector technology allows for significant ...