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OPC is the interoperability standard for the secure and reliable exchange of data in the industrial automation space and in other industries. It is platform independent and ensures the seamless flow of information among devices from multiple vendors. The OPC Foundation is responsible for the develop…

Peter Seeberg / Robert Weber


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    OPC UA and 5G Integration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 27:42 Transcription Available


    Peter Seeberg talks to Xueli An, Research Manager and Industry Development Specialist at Huawei Technologies about integrating OPC UA and 5G.

    OPC UA and OPC Foundation in 2024 and 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 54:54 Transcription Available


    Peter Seeberg talks to Stefan Hoppe, President + Executive Director of the OPC Foundation about what happened in 2024 and what is planned for 2025

    OPC UA for Unlocking & Activating Industrial Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 27:13 Transcription Available


    Peter Seeberg talks to Vatsal Shah, Founder & CEO Litmus about Unlocking & Activating Industrial Data

    OPC UA in Airbus Rockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 37:03


    Peter Seeberg talks to Enrico Noack and Andreas Schuette from Airbus Defense and Space about the use of OPC UA in rockets, specifically, in the TEXUS research rocket.

    OPC UA for AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 35:40


    Peter Seeberg talks to Holger Kenn, Chairperson of the Board of the OPC Foundation about the OPC UA for AI Working Group

    OPC UA and Open Source at Trumpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 35:20


    Peter Seeberg talks to Tom Schneider from TRUMPF about the OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification initiated and coordinated by the German Machine tools builders' association, VDW and how this relates to UMATI.

    OPC UA from India

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 33:25


    Peter Seeberg talks to Smitha Rao, co-founder of Utthunga, about the current landscape of OPC UA in India and around the world.

    Laboratory and Analytical Device standard on OPC UA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 34:38


    Matthias Arnold talks about OPC UA as the basis for the “Laboratory and Analytical Device standard.

    Integrating secure elements with OPC UA security

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 13:54


    Markus Heintel from Siemens talks about integrating secure elements with OPC UA security, specifically how ISO / IEC TS 30168 "Internet of Things - Generic Trust Anchor API for IIoT Devices" can support this challenge.

    OPC UA and the 62443 cybersecurity standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 17:25


    Paul Hunkar talks about the 62443 cybersecurity standard for operational technology in automation and control systems and how it applies to OPC UA.

    OPC UA Filetransfer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 19:08


    Sven Goldstein from Beckhoff Automation and Sebastian Friedl from Interop4X FV explain the reasons behind, the functioning of and use cases for OPC UA File Transfer. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org.

    Building the Industrial Metaverse with OPC UA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 40:52


    Erich Barnstedt, Chief Architect, Standards, Consortia & Industrial IoT, Azure Edge & Platform at Microsoft, talks about building the Industrial Metaverse with OPC UA. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org.

    The OPC UA - W3C Web of Things - ChatGPT Dream Team

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 39:29


    Sebastian Käbisch is Industrial IoT Expert at Siemens. Sebastian talks about the potential of having OPC UA, W3C Web of Things and ChatGPT all work together. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org

    Mental models, deep enterprise architecture, digital transformation and OPC UA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 26:44


    Harirajan Padmanabhan is Founder and CEO of hpad, Incorporate talks about mental models, deep enterprise architecture, and digital transformation and how these relate to OPC UA.

    Interoperability technologies AutomationML, Asset Administration Shell and OPC UA and how they fit together

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 28:22


    Rainer Drath is professor at the Pforzheim university, AutomationML architect and author of four AutomationML books, as well as board member of the AutomationML Association. He talks about the interoperability technologies AutomationML, Asset Administration Shell and OPC UA and how they fit together.

    OPC UA implementation into the Codesys automation platform

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 20:15


    Dieter Hess the co-founder and managing partner of Codesys shares amongst other things how his customers work with the OPC UA companion specs.

    Energy efficiency and how OPC UA can help building a unified energy model

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 27:44


    Karl-Heinz Niemann of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover talks about energy efficiency in general, about OT-Security, data formats, energy management systems, and about a consolidated energy model to be made available via OPC UA.

    Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM) and the role OPC UA plays in it

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 21:40


    Frank Fengler, Head of Cybersecurity for Measurement and Analytics at ABB, explains the Process Automation Device Information Model is, how it was developed, what problem it solves, who benefits, and why they selected OPC UA as their base architecture. https://copacontrol.org/de/ If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org

    OPC UA and COPA, the Coalition for Open Process Automation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 26:34


    Bob Hagenau, CEO at CPLANE.ai, explains what COPA stands for, what role he plays in it and how it fits with OPC UA.

    OPC UA and the Energy Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 18:37


    Espen Krogh, CEO of Prediktor talks the structural role OPC UA plays in the Energy Transition.

    2021 review and plans for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 49:17


    Stefan Hoppe / President of the OPC Foundation, talks about the vision, its members and board members, he gives a technology, certification, FLC and collaborations update, introduces the new OPC UA Cloud initiative and shares his plans for 2022.

    Designing machines supporting OPC UA Companion Specificiations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 26:04


    Henning Mersch from Beckhoff shares his experience dealing with OPC UA companion specifications, and proposes, how persons with different roles may interact each in their own way while working with companion specifications.

    OPC UA and Artificial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 38:46


    Our host, Peter Seeberg from asimovero.AI gives an introduction into artificial intelligence and explains how OPC UA is the perfect match for making AI come true in industry.

    OPC UA and Ethernet-APL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 28:29


    Andreas Hennecke, from Pepperl and Fuchs gives an introduction into process plants going digital, he talks about robust communication and its implications for technicians, and he explains Ethernet-APL and how it relates to OPC UA.

    OPC UA Legal topics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 28:13


    Brad Biddle, OPC Foundation Counsel, will talk about antitrust, Intellectual property rights, patent licensing, and the different roles open standards and open source code play.

    OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 21:42


    Andreas Wohlfeld from TRUMPF and Götz Görisch from VDW talk about the OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification initiated and coordinated by the German Machine tools builders' association, VDW and how it relates to UMATI. They explain the scope, use-cases and what they achieved so far.

    Machinery Companion Specifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 24:36


    Heiko Herden explains, what VDMA is, why OPC UA for Machinery was needed, the goal of the working group, the existing and upcoming results and how you as a listener may become involved.

    OPC UA Security

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 19:28


    Randy Armstrong, Director IT Operations as well as Chair of the OPC UA Security Working Group, talks about OPC UA Security. Randy gives an introduction to security, talks about the Security Working Group, the process for handling security vulnerabilities and security and open source.

    Equinor OPC UA use case

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 46:35


    Steffan Sørenes shares his experience, implementing and scaling OPC UA, bumps he has run intro, benefits of using OPC UA as an open standard architecture, open sourcing OPC UA as well as a roadmap going forward with regards to using OPC UA in Equinor.

    OPC UA FX (Field eXchange) Specification Extensions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 26:21


    Alyssa Mallkowsky from Siemens talks to Georg Biehler, also from Siemens, and Clark Case from Rockwell about the first FLC specification. Clark Case and Georg Biehler cover achievements, the creation process, the parties involved, the background, focus and features of the FX standard.

    Open Process Automation Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 28:22


    Don Bartusiak, President of Collaborative Systems Integration, talks about, what it is, they are trying to solve, today’s lack of interconnectivity between products from different suppliers, the OPAF members, the OPAS standard, and why they have selected OPC UA for their Connectivity Framework / OCF.

    The past and the future of OPC UA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 23:39


    Jim Luth, System Architect with Schneider Electric, and CTO of the OPC Foundation, talks about role as OPC Foundation CTO, about OPC UA revisions and versions, about MQTT, Big Data, and where he sees OPC UA to become adopted.

    Getting OPC UA products certified

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 32:53


    Alexander Allmendinger from the OPC Foundation talks about the certification process, the preparation, how to reach compliance, the actual testing, what is being tested, how to get started, and the tools available to support you in this process, plus what happens if during testing any issues are found.

    Connect for Manufacturing App

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 20:03


    Mithun Katti and Joerg Wende from IBM talk about IBM Industry 4.0 solutions, their Plant Service Bus, and the role OPC-UA plays in the IBM reference architecture for manufacturing, specifically the Connect for Manufacturing App.

    Certification

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 33:33


    Paul Hunkar from OPC Foundation explains, why certification is important, he talks about end-user and vendor demand for certification, about the cost involved, and about who can get products certified and how.

    Functional Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 16:30


    Max Walter from Siemens, in his role as the chairperson of the Joint Working Safety OPC & PI, gives a quick introduction into functional safety, he explains, how OPC UA deals with safety, he gives some example use cases, talks about key features, prerequisites, certification, and how OPC UA Safety will become the one and only safety protocol.

    Field Level Communications

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 31:30


    Peter Lutz, Director Field Level Communications from the OPC Foundation, provides background information about the FLC initiative, he talks about goals, parties involved, committees, working groups and he shares relevant use cases, specifically extending those OPC UA has been covering so far.

    Smart Factory Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 35:20


    Thomas Usländer talks about major trends in smart manufacturing, he explains what Smart Factory Web is, how it relates to the German Industrie 4.0 and other initiatives, and why they you chose OPC UA as their underlying architecture. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org" https://opcfoundation.org/ If you, dear listener, want to learn more about VDMA and their OPC UA initiatives, you can visit their website at opcua.vdma.org

    OPEN Serialization Communication Standard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 44:42


    Marcel de Grutter, Executive Director OPEN-SCS, explains, what the OPEN-SCS does, what serialization is, he talks about developments driven forward by COVID-19, and the role OPC-UA plays as the base communication architecture. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org" https://opcfoundation.org/ If you, dear listener, want to learn more about VDMA and their OPC UA initiatives, you can visit their website at opcua.vdma.org

    Industrial IoT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 50:49


    Erich Barnstedt from Micorsoft explains, what Industrial IoT is, what role Microsoft plays in Industrial IoT, he talks about open source, about their involvement with the OPC Foundation, Microsoft products with OPC UA, the Azure Industrial IoT Platform, security, and the future for OPC UA within Microsoft. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org" https://opcfoundation.org/ If you, dear listener, want to learn more about VDMA and their OPC UA initiatives, you can visit their website at opcua.vdma.org

    Commercial Kitchen Equipment Companion Specification

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 28:33


    Fabian Anzmann from the Industrial Association of House, Heating and Kitchen Technology and Holger Burgtorf from Küppersbusch give us an introduction to commercial kitchens, they tell us, what role the Internet of Things may play in the concept of the connected kitchen, and they share all interesting things there are to know about the OPC UA Companion Standard for Commercial Kitchen Equipment.

    AutoID Companion Specification

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 28:09


    Olaf Wilmsmeier from Harting and Peter Altes from AIM explain, what the AIM organization is, they talk about the role of AutoID in the context of Industrial IoT, about the motivation for AIM to consider a common interface for AutoID devices, why they chose OPC UA as their basis, its status and synergies between wireless sensor networks and AutoID.

    SAP Business Software

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 28:06


    Veronika Schmid-Lutz and Rüdiger Fritz from SAP tell us, what value SAP sees in OPC UA. They talk about Business Context Driven Control Loops and the benefit of Service Oriented Architecture on the shop floor.

    VDMA Companion Specifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 28:18


    Andreas Faath tells us, what VDMA is, what OPC UA Companion Specifications they have been working on, how that process works, he talks about the companies involved, what the resulting contents of such a specification looks like, and how you as a listener may become involved.

    Companion Specifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 16:41


    Karl explains, what Companion Specifications are, he talks about the OPC UA basics for these specifications, he explains the different types of Companion Specifications that exist, what Joint Working Groups are and how the OPC Foundation guides the development and maintenance of Companion Specifications.

    Use-Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 26:29


    Christopher Anhalt from Softing answer questions about markets, adoption drivers, competing standards, horizontal and vertical integration of IT and OT, as well as green field and brown field use-cases.

    Getting Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 21:03


    Jouni Aro will tell us what options you as a listener have for implementing OPC UA into your offering. He’ll talk about off-the-shelf products, software development toolkits, open source, training, support, product certification… and many other things will help you get started and that have made OPC UA what it is and why is has been so successful!

    Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 40:38


    Darek Kominek will address the IT-OT gap, talk about endpoints and protecting against common hacker / malware attacks, security in different industries, and how OPC UA protects against common hacker / malware attacks … many other features of “built-in” security that have made OPC UA what it is and why is has been so successful! Any questions or ideas? Mail to: office@opcfoundation.org

    Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 20:47


    Welcome to the second edition of the OPC Foundation Podcast - The Home of Industrial Interoperability. In this edition Uwe Steinkrauss from Unified Automation talks about the technology behind OPC UA: the architecture, information modelling, communication concepts, protocols, scalability, re-use, several other technical aspects that together make OPC UA what it is and why is so successful. Any questions or ideas? Mail to: office@opcfoundation.org

    What is OPC?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 24:22


    Stefan Hoppe, the president of the OPC Foundation, sets the direction of this new podcast. He tells us what OPC is, what the OPC Foundation does, and how to become a member. He gives a quick insight into the technology and talks about collaborations with other international organizations. Many other topics, including why he decided to start broadcasting a podcast. Questions? Mail to: office@opcfoundation.org

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