Connecting the Intelligent Enterprise

November 14, 2016

In This Issue:

  • Modernized FDT Logo Supports Leadership Role in IIoT/ Industrie 4.0,
  • Established Standards Pave the Way for Industry 4.0,
  • Analytical Field Device DTMs Enhance Maintenance,
  • FDT Streamlines Device Management in Multi-Network Facilities with CODESYS
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FDT Flagship Brochure

November 14, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”6771″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.fdtgroup.org/resources/documents/FDT-Brochure-111016(WEB).pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Automation strategies are evolving in the face of a competitive global economy. The previous generation of fragmented […]

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FDT Technical Overview Brochure

November 14, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”6879″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.fdtgroup.org/resources/documents/FDT_Tech_Brochure_A4_041717_final.pdf”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]FDT is the open, standardized integration standard providing a single interface platform for open data exchange between […]

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Diverse Global End Users Represent the “Face of FDT”

September 26, 2016

FDT’s prominent face in process, factory and hybrid automation is as diverse as the scope of its applications.

Around the world, major manufacturers and industrial organizations have implemented FDT Technology to help improve plant device interoperability, reliability, and maintenance, while at the same time, preventing unplanned shutdowns, reduce downtime and lower maintenance costs in a wide range of plant automation applications.

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Proactive Maintenance Strategies With Bottom-Line Benefits

September 9, 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With many updated control and asset management systems, intelligent device diagnostic information is accessible and available for immediate use. For those that don’t, there are many different cost-effective products that make access to intelligent device information possible. This diagnostic information enables you to change your maintenance activities from reactive — work on what’s broken — to more proactive or even predictive activities, such as fixing small problems before they turn into bigger problems.

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RAMI 4.0 Identifies FDT Standard for the "Connected World"

August 29, 2016
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The FDT standard is already represented in the German Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0 (RAMI 4.0) as the device integration solution, and with the release of the FDT/OPC Annex, sensor-to-cloud, enterprise-wide connectivity is granted with seamless data communications.

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