Webinar Series
Are you looking for machine connectivity for your shop floor application? Do you have architectural decisions to make for an innovative IoT solution? Or have you already selected an IoT platform and need complementary components to access data from automation networks? In our webinar series, we will address these issues. You will get an overview of:
- OPC UA and other technology standards at the interface of OT and IT
- Standard products available today (hardware, Windows applications, containers)
- Secure, efficient and scalable implementation of machine connectivity using application and solution examples
Register for free on the topics that are relevant to you or watch one of the on-demand webinars via the links below. All webinars are self-contained and can be attended independently.
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.
In the first part of the webinar, Siemens introduces the topic of Industrial Edge Computing and its basic concepts. You will learn how Industrial IoT solutions, for example for dashboarding or energy management, can be implemented with the Siemens Industrial Edge, why machine connectivity is relevant for this, and what benefits the open ecosystem of the Siemens Industrial Edge offers customers.
In the second part of the webinar, Softing explains how machine connectivity can be realized for Industrial IoT solutions. As a partner of Siemens, Softing Industrial develops connectivity products specifically for the Siemens Industrial Edge. Using a live demo of Softing‘s edgePlug Fanuc product, users will learn how machine data from third-party devices can be integrated into the Siemens Industrial Edge.
Speakers:
Abel Jimenez, Product Manager Industrial IoT, Softing Industrial 
Jan Möhring, Industrial Edge Ecosystem Manager, Siemens, LinkedIn
Machine connectivity in brown field projects: How to unlock Siemens S5 and S7-300 PLCs
Efficient access to machine and process data is of central importance for both traditional shopfloor applications and innovative IoT solutions. Plant manufacturers, operators, and maintenance personnel are therefore faced with the challenge of ensuring data availability.
However, especially in plants with old controllers, data acquisition can be very difficult. This is where the OPC UA standard has proven to be the best choice due to its independence from operating systems, protocols, and drivers. Using Siemens S5 and S7 controllers as examples, we will present solutions in the webinar that can be used to read data easily. We will also show you how this data can be made available for various applications via standardized interfaces such as OPC UA and MQTT.
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
- Using a practical example and a live demo: How to integrate data easily and securely with the help of dataFEED OPC Suite Extended from Softing Industrial - a software solution for OPC communication and IoT cloud connectivity
Speaker: Andreas Röck, Head of Product Management Softing Industrial Nürnberg
Scalable IIoT Data Integration
Proof of concepts (PoCs) for innovative IoT solutions exist in large numbers. However, a broad roll-out of these solutions is still a major challenge for many. For users from shopfloor IT, automation technology and related areas, this raises the question of how they can implement and operate modern IoT solutions in a simple and scalable way.
The joint webinar by Softing Industrial and Portainer.io provides answers to this question and shows solution concepts.
In part 1 of the webinar, you will learn from Softing Industrial:
- Which connectivity products (hardware, Windows application, container) are available for the integration of machine data
- What the respective advantages and disadvantages are - depending on the user‘s operating concepts
- Why containerized products often provide significant advantages in the context of innovative IoT solutions
In part 2 of the webinar Portainer.io shows you
- 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 - in a live demo using the Softing product „edgeConnector Siemens“ as an example
Speakers:
Dr. Christopher Anhalt, Vice President Product Marketing, Softing Industrial
Tobias Mühlnikel, CTO and CPO Edge Business Unit, Portainer.io
Machine Connectivity and Edge Computing
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Speakers:
Dr. Christopher Anhalt, Vice President Product Marketing, Softing Industrial
Jürgen Pfeifer, IoT & Cloud Partnermanager, Industry Manager Factoryautomation, WAGO
Machine data storage with Influx DB and other data bases
More information will follow
Speaker: Andreas Röck, Head of Product Management Softing Industrial Nürnberg
OPC UA Server Aggregation for modern IoT Solutions
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Speaker: Andreas Röck, Head of Product Management Softing Industrial Nürnberg
On-Demand Webinars
Effect on OPC Classic Communication in Connection with Microsoft DCOM Security Update KB 5004442
This webinar focuses on the impact of the Microsoft DCOM security patch on March 14, 2023, on OPC Classic communication. The following topics are covered:
- What impact can the Microsoft Windows security update KB 5004442 have on OPC Classic data connectivity?
- What to do if the OPC Classic communication based on DCOM does not work properly anymore?
- Which OPC products from Softing Industrial can be affected by the security update?
- What migration options are available to end the DCOM dependency?
Easy use of XML files for process data integration
Efficient access to machine and process data is of central importance for traditional shopfloor applications as well as for innovative IoT solutions. In existing plants, such data is often available in XML files. The latest version of the dataFEED OPC Suite Extended from Softing Industrial - a software solution for OPC communication and IoT cloud connectivity - supports access to data in XML files, making them available via standardized interfaces (including OPC UA and MQTT).
The webinar uses a practical example and a live demo to show:
- how to easily access data in XML files with the software solution dataFEED OPC Suite Extended
- how to use this data in IT applications
OPC UA - the communication standard for secure and efficient OT/IT Integration
The OPC UA communication standard plays an important role at the interface between OT and IT. Modern controllers and field devices now integrate an OPC UA server. Newer IoT applications usually include an OPC UA client to access data from automation networks. Moreover, OPC UA information models offer extensive possibilities to efficiently solve data integration across sites and manufacturers.
This webinar is intended for people, both with OT and IT backgrounds, who want to gain a basic technical understanding of the OPC UA standard.
In the webinar you will learn:
- The basic concepts and definitions of the OPC UA standard
- How OPC UA communication between applications and devices can be realized, based on a practical example
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