Industrial Ethernet magazine & blog

March/April 2026 Industrial Ethernet industrialethernet.net/ebooks/march-a… The March/April 2026 issue presents in-depth coverage of AI in Manufacturing and a special report on the State of Factory Connectivity. #ai #industrialethernet #industrialautomation

State of Industrial Ethernet Factory Connectivity Solutions industrialethernet.net/technology/ind… Both the current and future "State of Factory Connectivity" is in the midst of a tremendous boost from the AI technology revolution. AI is expected to significantly contribute to factory connectivity innovations over the next 1-3 years. #ai #industrialnetworks #industrialautomation

Hyperconnected Factories Using OPC UA, MQTT and AI industrialethernet.net/technology/edg… OPC UA for standardized, secure communications, MQTT as a lightweight, publish/subscribe protocol ideal for IoT and edge devices and AI to leverage data from OPC UA and MQTT-enabled devices to deliver predictive maintenance, real-time quality control and adaptive learning is a powerful combination. #ai #mqtt #opcua #industrialethernet #industrialautomation

Network Bridging in Industrial Wireless Distribution Systems industrialethernet.net/technology/ind… How a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridge architecture eliminates wired infrastructure costs and unlocks industrial connectivity at scale. #wireless #industrialautomation #antaira #industrialnetworks

New PC Cards for Secure Industrial Communication industrialethernet.net/new-products/a… New PC cards for secure industrial communication. The cards are based on the netX 90 system-on-chip (SoC) and are available in PCI Express and low-profile PCI Express form factors. #hilscher #pccards #industrialautomation

Store, Manage & Distribute Software using Asset Administration Shell / OPC UA industrialethernet.net/technology/ind… Complex software repositories can be set up using AAS technology and are a tool for managing the lifecycle of a software. The device and update management system uses the OPC UA DI standard to update device firmware via OPC UA. #industrialautomation #phoenixcontact #OPCUA

Fanless Embedded Box PC for use in Industrial Automation industrialethernet.net/new-products/c… Industrial Embedded PC from WEROCK offers powerful new controller for continuous operation in production and automation. #industrialautomation #embeddedpc #werock

LOGO! 9 New Generation of Logic Controller from Siemens industrialethernet.net/new-products/c… New logic controllers provides response to higher requirements for compact controllers in building and industrial automation, double the block function count and more I/O capacity for more complex and versatile logic applications. #siemens #industrialautomation #logiccontrollers

Industrial Motherboards for AMD EPYC™ 4005 and Ryzen™ 9000 Series industrialethernet.net/new-products/c… ASRock Industrial announces new industrial motherboards supporting AMD EPYC™ 4005/4004, Ryzen™ 9000/8000/7000, and Ryzen™ Embedded 9000/7000 Series processors. #industrialcomputers #asrockind #industrialautomation

EC 122 Offers EtherCAT Connectivity for S-DIAS with FSoE industrialethernet.net/new-products/a… The EC 122 EtherCAT interface module extends the real-time Ethernet bus portfolio of SIGMATEK's compact S-DIAS control system. #industrialautomation #sigmatek #ethercat

Smart production data networking industrialethernet.net/applications/f… Sennheiser boosts OEE using solutions from Bitmotec and Softing Industrial, achieving a significant boost to Overall Equipment Effectiveness by implementing an innovative digitalization strategy. #Softing #industrialautomation #IndustrialNetworking

AI Development Platform for Building Complete SCADA and IIoT solutions industrialethernet.net/technology/iio… Engineers describe what they need in plain language. AI builds it in real time, directly inside the development environment. #ai #iiot #scada #industrialautomation #tatsoft

24V DC UPS “Made in Germany” for Critical Infrastructure industrialethernet.net/new-products/a… 15A emergency power supply from Bicker offers integrated LiFePO4 battery technology and USB-C/RS485-Modbus interfaces provides a DC emergency power supply solution. #bicker #IndustrialEquipment

Safer, Smarter IT/OT Networks industrialethernet.net/new-products/a… Belden enables safer, smarter IT/OT networks with Virtual Firewall and Digital I/O module innovations. #belden #otnetworks #industrialnetworking #industrialautomation

Technical Cooperation on Digital Product Passport Standardization industrialethernet.net/news/tech-upda… OPC Foundation and CEN/CENELEC support Europe’s Digital Product Passport vision with open, interoperable standards for scalable and trusted data exchange. #opcfoundation #cen #cenelec #digitalproductpassportstandards

Rethinking the Flow of Goods and Data with AI and PC-based Control industrialethernet.net/new-products/e… TwinCAT 3 CoAgent AI assistant cuts down on engineering work in the warehouse environment and achieves a sustainable reduction in downtime. #ai #industrialautomation #beckhoff

Open CC-Link Industrial Ethernet Guarantees Stable Production Processes industrialethernet.net/technology/tsn… Huhtamaki plant has begun upgrading its automation systems to Open CC-Link Industrial Ethernet from older serial network standards. #cclink #IndustrialEthernet #TSN #clpa

Seeq Inte lligence: Industrial AI, Human Expertise and Smarter Operational Decisions industrialethernet.net/new-products/n… Make decisions at the speed and scale to accelerate and apply advanced AI to contextualized real-time operational data. #ai #seeq #industrialautomation