_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Beijer Electronics
People no longer want to be tied to certain software or hardware ; they are demanding the ability to combine and seamlessly move between platforms without needing to do hours of engineering work
Mitigating challenges
Ali adds : “ The industry has historically been platform-dependent , but we ’ re now seeing a desire to become more platformindependent , particularly on standardized communication protocols . People no longer want to be tied to certain software or hardware ; they are demanding the ability to combine and seamlessly move between platforms without needing to do hours of engineering work .
“ This is another advantage of WebIQ , as it is platform independent , so can be run on several devices ,” he continues . “ WebIQ is also able to communicate via OPC Unified Architecture ( OPC UA ), a platform-independent , service-oriented , machine-to-machine architecture used for industrial automation . In addition , our existing communication driver stack supports the existing control systems supporting customers in the transition to integrate OPC UA . We believe it will become the most popular communication protocol moving forwards , and we ’ re strategically positioned to meet demand as it increases .”
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