Serie de seminarios web
¡Bienvenido a nuestra serie de seminarios web! A medida que avanza la digitalización y se generalizan las aplicaciones de la Industria 4.0, surgen nuevos retos para la industria. Superarlos con éxito requiere una conectividad robusta y una interconexión sin fisuras desde el taller hasta la nube. En nuestros seminarios web, mostramos varios escenarios de aplicación y soluciones innovadoras.
Los temas incluyen:
- Conectividad de máquinas: Soluciones para operar las máquinas de forma más eficiente y desbloquear datos en proyectos brownfield.
- Conectividad de dispositivos: Soluciones para la gestión digital de activos de planta y para la puesta en servicio y el mantenimiento de dispositivos de campo.
- Integración de tecnología: Implementación de protocolos de comunicación digital para una comunicación en red eficiente y segura.
Cada sesión está diseñada para equiparle con conocimientos prácticos y herramientas para mejorar su conectividad industrial y mantenerse a la vanguardia en el viaje de la transformación digital. Únase a nosotros para aprender de los expertos del sector y obtener información valiosa sobre el futuro de la conectividad industrial.
Conectividad de máquinas y análisis OEE en tiempo real – Cómo Sennheiser impulsa la eficiencia de la producción
La digitalización de las plantas industriales y la implementación de soluciones IIoT (Internet Industrial de las Cosas) plantean retos tanto técnicos como económicos. Esto hace que las evaluaciones fiables del Retorno de la Inversión (ROI), a menudo complejas, sean aún más importantes. Por ello, se requieren soluciones que permitan un inicio sencillo y rápido, y que acompañen el proceso de digitalización del cliente a largo plazo.
En el centro de estas soluciones se encuentran arquitecturas flexibles, escalables y abiertas. Igualmente, es importante la disponibilidad segura y confiable de datos de máquinas y procesos en tiempo real, que constituye la base de la mayoría de los casos de uso de IIoT. Las soluciones listas para retrofit son especialmente valiosas, ya que no requieren cambios en las redes de automatización ni reconfiguración de los dispositivos existentes.
En este seminario web, mostraremos cómo Sennheiser implementó un sistema centralizado de informes OEE utilizando las soluciones de conectividad de Softing Industrial y la plataforma de datos de Bitmotec. El proyecto se basó en un modelo claro de ROI y se realizó sin modificar la tecnología de control existente.
Key Takeaways – Aprenderá:
- Cómo Sennheiser estableció un sistema centralizado de informes de OEE (Eficiencia General de los Equipos) para un parque de máquinas heterogéneo, incluidos los controladores Siemens SINUMERIK 840D.
- Qué requisitos dieron forma al proyecto y cómo se logró la solución conjunta con la plataforma de datos de Bitmotec y los productos de conectividad de Softing.
- Cómo modelar un ROI fiable para sus proyectos IoT, garantizando confianza en sus decisiones de inversión.
- En una demostración en vivo, cómo la solución puede integrarse fácilmente en entornos de producción reales y adaptarse a necesidades específicas.
Audiencia objetivo:
El seminario web está dirigido a responsables de la toma de decisiones, directores de planta y producción, así como a jefes de proyecto responsables de la digitalización y del IoT — tanto a nivel empresarial como de TI de producción.
Speakers:
Dr. Christopher Anhalt, VP Product Marketing at Softing Industrial Automation GmbH
André Heinke, Head of Sales & Marketing at Bitmotec GmbH
edgeNode : Conecta tus máquinas con edgeConnector y Portainer
Introducción:
En un mundo industrial cada vez más conectado, las empresas buscan modernizar sus equipos sin tener que renovar toda su infraestructura. Este Webinario tiene como objetivo mostrar las soluciones edgeConnector y Portainer que permiten conectar fácilmente sus PLC, CNC y otras máquinas, garantizando una gestión eficiente y segura de sus implementaciones mediante Docker.
Puntos clave – Lo que aprenderá:
Las características técnicas de un sistema Edge industrial
(especificaciones de hardware y software de un edgeNode)
Las funcionalidades principales de edgeConnector:
- Comunicación mediante MQTT
- Servidor y cliente OPC UA
- Conexión con PLCs y máquinas-herramienta CNC
- Soporte para UNS (Unified Namespace) y Companion Specifications
Fundamentos de Docker y Portainer:
- Qué es un contenedor Docker
- Cómo gestionar visualmente sus contenedores con Portainer
Las funcionalidades clave de Portainer:
- Gestión de contenedores, stacks y plantillas de despliegue
En la segunda parte del webinario, se presentará una demostración práctica en la que podrá ver:
Presentación de la maqueta utilizada
Exploración de edgeConnector:
- Cómo navegar por la interfaz de administración
- Cómo crear una conexión y realizar un mapeo de datos
Exploración de Portainer:
- Despliegue de un stack desde la interfaz
- Conexión de datos de edgeConnector a una aplicación Docker
Caso de uso concreto:
-
Monitoreo y supervisión de una máquina CNC o PLC para fabricantes de maquinaria
- Escenario ilustrado con una visualización en tiempo real de los datos de la máquina
Presentador :
On-Demand Webinars
Webinar: Machine Connectivity and Real-Time OEE Analytics – How Sennheiser Boosts Manufacturing Efficiency
In this session, Softing Industrial and Bitmotec reveal how Sennheiser bridged the data gap in production by integrating machine data into a centralized OEE system.
Video Hightlights:
- Achieved fast, ROI-driven digitalization without control system changes.
- Live demo: quick deployment and flexible adaptation in real environments.
- Joint solution: Softing connectivity + Bitmotec platform powering data transparency.
Webinar: How to unlock HART device data efficiently in the Oil and Gas Industries
In this session, Softing Industrial and Sensia reveal how to bridge the data gap in Oil & Gas plants by enabling direct integration of HART-enabled field devices into PAM systems—without the need for hardware multiplexers.
Video Hightlights:
- Discover how to integrate HART devices using smartLink SW-HT and Remote I/Os.
- Connect directly to Emerson AMS Device Manager and HART-IP clients.
- See real-time asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, and cost-saving strategies in action.
- Real-world case study from the Oil & Gas industry.
Webinar: Connect HART Devices to FDT via Siemens SIMATIC CFU CIO HART & Softing
In this webinar, discover how to optimize your Plant Asset Management (PAM) setup by enabling seamless data flow from field devices to FDT-based applications—using Softing Industrial’s smartLink technology.
Video Highlights:
- Understand typical PAM system architectures with remote I/Os, controllers, and HART field devices.
- Learn how Siemens SIMATIC CFU CIO HART enables late binding and flexible engineering.
- See how smartLink simplifies integration with Siemens infrastructure and FDT tools.
- Step-by-step configuration of HART devices with smartLink SW-HT
Webinar: Simple Integration of Brownfield Machines Into Standardized OPC UA Solutions for Unified Namespaces
In this webinar, learn how you can easily and efficiently integrate brownfield machines into modern OPC UA solutions for UNS architectures using data integration solutions from Softing Industrial - without having to make complex adaptations to existing systems.
Video Hightlights:
- Learn the basics of the Unified Namespace and how it enables structured and standardized data organization as a central component of OPC UA.
- Discover how OPC UA Companion Standards like PADIM and Weihenstephan drive interoperability and standardization across industrial systems.
- Live Demo: Creating and Modeling a Custom Unified Namespace
Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in Production: MIP and dataFEED OPC Suite
In this webinar, Softing Industrial and MPDV Mikrolab GmbH show how AI in production can be a game-changer—when it’s backed by the right data integration tools like the dataFEED OPC Suite and Manufacturing Integration Platform (MIP)
Video Highlights:
- Learn why seamless data integration is key to using AI effectively in manufacturing.
- Learn how to connect your PLC data using standard interfaces like OPC UA and MQTT.
- How the MIP platform acts as a smart data hub for AI-powered applications.
- Watch how to build a digital twin of your production line and unlock new levels of efficiency and optimization.
Webinar: Make or Buy - Industrial Ethernet for Automation Products
In this webinar, you get insights into the latest market and technology trends surrounding Industrial Ethernet.
Video Hightlights:
- Exploring various options available for integrating industrial communication into devices, such as support for Altera and AMD FPGAs or the use of Ethernet-APL.
- Learn how portable protocol stacks like PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, and Modbus TCP can be utilized effectively.
- Learn how Softing can support you in implementing your projects flexibly and efficiently.
Webinar: Ethernet-APL: Advancing Process Automation for the Digital Age
In this webinar, we provide an overview of Ethernet-APL and its role in optimizing plant operations, enabling AI, and supporting new service applications.
Video Highlights:
- Learn about the key features and benefits of Softing Industrial’s aplSwitch Field, including its ability to integrate legacy PROFIBUS PA devices with Ethernet-APL devices, adding operational value.
- Learn how Softing Industrial delivers complete solutions by extending value from field device support through the aplSwitch to the application layer, supporting advancements in process automation.
Webinar: Efficient & Mobile Commissioning of Field Devices
In this webinar, we introduce mobiLink, a mobile tool that provides a unified interface for different protocols, streamlining device parameterization and diagnostics.
Video Hightlights:
- An in-depth look at mobiLink, a versatile mobile interface for configuring and parameterizing HART, PROFIBUS PA, and FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices.
- Live Demonstrations: See mobiLink in action with a live demo showcasing its seamless integration and user-friendly interface.
Webinar: Avoid Additional Monthly Costs Through Efficient Monitoring of Machines and Systems
In this webinar, Softing Industrial Automation and ÖKOTEC Energiemanagement GmbH demonstrate how continuous monitoring of machines and systems can prevent monthly additional costs due to inefficient operations. Discover how to detect deviations early, optimize maintenance cycles, and enhance operational safety.
Video Highlights:
- How to extract energy-relevant data and variables from CNC machines and provide them for software applications via standardized interfaces such as OPC UA or MQTT.
- How dynamic plant monitoring can counteract unnecessary increased energy consumption and analyze savings potentials, documented in an energy report.
Webinar: Machine connectivity in brownfield projects: How to unlock Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line CNC controllers with the dataFEED OPC Suite
In this webinar, we will show you how to read machine and process data from a Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line controller using the dataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial. The dataFEED OPC Suite enables efficient access to relevant data and makes it available via standardized interfaces such as OPC UA and MQTT for IT, IoT Cloud or Big Data applications.
Instruments and Valves Stranded No More: Connect HART devices via Allen Bradley PLCs to Emerson’s AMS Device Manager
In this video, you will learn:
- Integrating Softing’s smartLink products with AMS Device Manager
- Benefits of remote health monitoring for instrumentation
- Live demo of accessing HART device data using smartLink SW-HT
- Real-world case study of AMS Device Manager and smartLink SW-HT in a large-scale project
Device connectivity for digital plant asset management. How to exploit the potential of your intelligent field devices!
Webinar Highlights:
- Typical architectures for solutions with PAM, controllers, remote IOs, connectivity and field devices.
- Field devices integration with AMS Device Manager from Emerson, FieldCare from Endress + Hauser or PACTware.
- Features and benefits the smartLink product family offers for the seamless integration of field devices into plant asset management systems.
- Two case studies.
Webinar: Getting Started with CNC-Machine-Data Dashboarding
Webinar Highlights:
- How relevant information can be easily read from CNC machines and made available for software applications via standardized interfaces.
- Which configuration steps are necessary for the edgeConnector 840D in a specific application with a Siemens SINUMERIK machine and Peakboard.
- What possibilities the Peakboard Designer offers for creating IoT applications such as dashboards easily and without programming knowledge.
- How to build a first personalized dashboard for a Siemens SINUMERIK machine with a drag-and-drop editor in combination with edgeConnector 840D.
Machine data storage with InfluxDB and other databases
The storage of production data is a key component within a comprehensive Industrie 4.0 solution. After all, the availability of data provides the basis for documentation, analysis, or verification and allows improved production control as well as steps for optimization. In the webinar we will inform you about the ways of secure and efficient data storage in modern database solutions.
Webinar: OPC UA Server Aggregation for modern IoT Solutions
Webinar Highlights:
- Efficiently connect numerous OPC UA data sources to various client applications with minimal configuration effort.
- Establish a uniform IT interface for multi-site IIoT solutions across diverse automation networks.
- Optimize the use of semantic information from OT interfaces within IT or central platforms for automated asset model construction.
- Leverage Softing's Secure Integration Server for a secure and efficient deployment of the OPC UA standard at the OT-IT interface.
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing
Industrial edge computing, i.e., the processing of process and machine data close to devices in automation networks, is becoming increasingly important for plant operators as part of innovative IoT solutions that extend across multiple locations.
The joint webinar by Softing Industrial and WAGO informs about suitable software and hardware solutions that enable the easy integration of machine connectivity and edge computing.
Scalable IIoT Data Integration
In the webinar, you will learn,
- Which connectivity products are available for the integration of machine data & what the respective advantages and disadvantages are.
- Why containerized products often provide significant advantages.
- What the features of the container management platform "Portainer" are
- How Portainer can be used to efficiently manage software modules on the edge infrastructure, for example for machine connectivity.
Webinar: Industrial Edge Computing as a Driver for Digitalization on the Shopfloor
Industrial Edge Computing, i.e. the processing of process and machine data close to the source, close to devices in automation networks, is becoming increasingly important as part of innovative IoT solutions.
Webinar: Machine connectivity in brown field projects: How to unlock Siemens S5 and S7-300 PLCs
In the webinar, you will learn:
- How to connect Siemens SIMATIC S5 PLCs via Ethernet
- How to collect data from Siemens SIMATIC S5 and S7 PLCs and integrate them into modern Industry 4.0 solutions via OPC UA
- A practical example and a live demo: How to integrate data easily and securely with the help of dataFEED OPC Suite Extended
Webinar: Easy use of XML files for Process Data Integration
In this webinar, we discuss:
- How to easily access data in XML files with the software solution dataFEED OPC Suite Extended.
- How to use this data in IT applications.
Webinar: OPC UA - the communication standard for secure and efficient OT/IT Integration
If you have an OT or IT background and want to gain a basic technical understanding of the OPC UA standard, this webinar helps you understand:
- The basic concepts and definitions of the OPC UA standard.
- With hands-on examples, we show you how OPC UA communication between applications and devices can be realized.
Webinar: Effect on OPC Classic Communication in Connection with Microsoft DCOM Security Update KB 5004442
Webinar: Making Optimal Use of Smart Field Devices (hosted by Automation.com)
In the webinar we discuss:
- How mobile solutions help you to get the most out of your smart field devices?
- How plant availability can be ensured through correct device configuration ?
- The advantages of a Tablet + Interface-Solution over a conventional Handheld communicator
Webinar: How to Get OPC UA in Your Device (hosted by Automation.com)
OPC UA is the most important communication protocol for Industrie 4.0 and IIoT. Usage of OPC UA expands from SCADA/HMI down to the field devices. This webinar (hosted by Automation.com) shows how Softing‘s uaToolkit Embedded helps you get OPC UA in your device.
Webinar: Upgrade Field Level Connectivity with State-of-the-Art Applications (hosted by Automation.com)
The aim is to network sensors, devices, control systems and production plants horizontally and vertically throughout, thus creating the prerequisite for the use of asset management systems and industry 4.0 applications.
