Direct and Secure Communication for Field Devices with OPC UA FX (Field eXchange)
next-generation automation architectures. In the industrial world, our customers are often faced with a jumble of networking standards that don't work together, making machine automation more complicated [...] by automating the certificate lifecycle. OPC UA FX extends secure, deterministic communication to field-level devices, enabling open and in-teroperable architectures for next-generation automation. With [...] As a member of the OPC Foundation’s Field Level Communication Initiative, B&R, ABB’s Machine Automation Division, is among the first vendors to have successfully implemented this protocol into its products