Webinar Series
Welcome to our webinar series! As digitalization advances and Industry 4.0 applications become more prevalent, new challenges arise for the industry. Successfully navigating these requires robust connectivity and seamless networking from the shopfloor to the Cloud. In our webinars, we showcase various application scenarios and innovative solutions.
Topics include:
- Machine Connectivity: Solutions for operating machines more efficiently and unlocking data in brownfield projects.
- Device Connectivity: Solutions for Digital Plant Asset Management and for the commissioning and maintenance of field devices.
- Technology Integration: Implementing digital communication protocols for efficient and secure network communication.
Each session is designed to equip you with practical knowledge and tools to enhance your industrial connectivity and stay ahead in the digital transformation journey. Join us to learn from industry experts and gain valuable insights into the future of industrial connectivity.
Artificial Intelligence in Production: MIP and dataFEED OPC Suite
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers immense potential to optimize production processes, increase efficiency and secure competitive advantages. However, many companies struggle to build a reliable data foundation because their systems are often fragmented and require complex interfaces. Seamless data integration is therefore essential for the successful implementation of AI technologies in manufacturing.
In this joint webinar, Softing Industrial and MPDV Mikrolab GmbH will demonstrate how the combination of Softing's dataFEED OPC Suite and MPDV's Manufacturing Integration Platform (MIP) provides a comprehensive solution for implementing digitalization concepts and optimizing production processes.
By seamlessly integrating PLC data into the open MIP platform via the dataFEED OPC Suite, companies can effectively leverage AI in manufacturing. The MIP serves as a central data hub for the MPDV Artificial Intelligence Suite (AI Suite), enabling the creation of a digital twin of production.
Softing Industrial Automation and MPDV Mikrolab will demonstrate
- How production data is captured using the dataFEED OPC Suite and easily configured via standard interfaces such as OPC UA or MQTT.
- How these data sets are seamlessly made available to higher-level systems via the MIP platform.
- How production data can be used for AI Suite applications and AI-driven process optimization.
Target Audience
- IT and OT managers in manufacturing
- Production managers and digitalization experts
- System integrators and solution providers for industrial digitalization
Speakers:
Steffen Münch, Executive Manager Sales at MPDV Mikrolab GmbH,
Kenny Ochs, AI Solution Architect at MPDV Mikrolab GmbH,
Pavel Sticha, Application & Support Engineer at Softing Industrial Automation
On-Demand Webinars
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: 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.
