ABB is committed to supporting the industry-wide adoption of OPC UA over TSN. At the forefront of interoperability in industrial automation, ABB and B&R, the provider of integrated and acquired solutions for machine and factory automation, have played a pivotal role in bringing together industry stakeholders to establish open standards-based communication for Industrial IoT. Furthermore, ABB will hold an appointed seat on the OPC Foundation's board of directors in 2019 to help accelerate the development of this new technology.
Because OPC UA over TSN is a vendor-neutral solution, customers will no longer have their efforts complicated by incompatible protocols or proprietary ecosystems. This will facilitate integration and spur innovation, a crucial imperative as the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates digitalization through the interconnection of billions of smart devices worldwide.
“ABB has long been a pioneer in the automation industry, developing cutting-edge technologies to deliver solutions to some of the industry’s biggest challenges,” said Peter Terwiesch, President of ABB’s Industrial Automation Division. “Our leadership in achieving this historic milestone for open standards and interoperability in industrial automation, which will deliver huge benefits for both customers and suppliers, is further testament to our commitment, expertise, and vision to unlock the full potential of Industry 4.0.”.
Adopting the OPC UA over TSN standard will allow companies to take advantage of the benefits of communication and control between sensors, control devices, programmable logic controllers, and distributed control systems from multiple vendors, without the need for costly and time-consuming software development and gantries, gateways, and bridges.
