Softing expands its dataFEED edgeConnector product family which is based on Docker technology. The new edgeConnector 840D container supports easy access to data from SINUMERIK 840D controllers and makes it available on edge devices or virtual environments via OPC UA and MQTT. This enables flexible integration of local OPC UA clients and MQTT brokers in a cloud environment and the Industrial IoT.

The new version V5.10 of Softing's dataFEED OPC Suite Extended offers MQTT subscriber functionality and extensive options for data preprocessing.

The digitization of field devices in the process industry, the growing importance of predictive maintenance and the increasing possibilities offered by centralized field device configuration in modern asset management systems have all paved the way for the expanded use of digital communication protocols like fieldbus and HART. At the same time, WirelessHART has become established worldwide as the leading wireless protocol for process applications. When implementing WirelessHART gateways or when adding HART multiplexers to an existing infrastructure, HART-IP provides a new standard protocol ensuring efficient integration. HART-IP also enables easy integration of HART data into asset management applications.

Softing Industrial releases version v1.20 of edgeConnector Siemens. The software module is based on container technology and connects Siemens controllers with industrial IoT applications. In addition to SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500, the new version also supports SIMATIC S7-300/400 controllers.

A major oilfield in the Middle East, already productive for several years, recently underwent a further, significant expansion. In a departure from strategies for existing wells, the operating company decided to bring another provider on board rather than simply procure the automation components according to a ‘one-stop-shop’ principle. Key criteria in this process included the interoperability of the existing systems with the new provider’s solution and effective remote management. Integration of controllers (RTUs) from Schneider Electric (SE) with the FF gateway from SE Technology Partner Softing resulted in a secure and reliable solution.

Version 1.31 uaToolkit Embedded adds metadata and discovery annoucements to OPC UA field devices which eliminates the need for preset information in the subscriber.

Microport, a leading Taiwanese provider of electronic product solutions and after-sale services is now a distribution partner of the German based Softing Industrial Automation GmbH.

Endress+Hauser is now offering its Field Xpert together with Softing's mobiLink interface as a practical bundle for parameterizing and commissioning field devices.

Softing Industrial just released version 1.20 of its Modbus to PROFIBUS gateways adding redundancy for critical process control applications and adding XML import for simplified integration into Schneider Electric engineering systems.

Softing announces the availability of version 1.20 of “uaToolkit Embedded”. With the new version, the toolkit now includes a UADP Subscriber. This makes it the only commercial OPC UA SDK on the market that allows the creation of a UADP Publisher and a UADP Subscriber.