Articles & News on Standards

Peak Technologies Australia Becomes Certified Zebra Industrial Machine Vision Systems Integrator

  • May 23, 2024
  • News

Peak Technologies is proud to announce it has become a certified Zebra Technologies partner in Australia, delivering fixed industrial scanning solutions and machine vision integration.

EtherCAT Technology Group Distributes 4,000th EtherCAT Vendor ID

  • May 17, 2024
  • News

With the assignment of the 4,000th EtherCAT Vendor ID, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) once again showcases the outstanding diversity of EtherCAT manufacturers.

Wibu-Systems Revolutionizes Software Protection, Winning the 2024 German Innovation Award

  • May 15, 2024
  • News

Wibu-Systems proudly announces that its innovative AxProtector Compile Time Protection (CTP) has been honored with the 2024 German Innovation Award.

Dataforth MAQ20 Modules Receive UL Certificate of Compliance for Use in Hazardous Locations

  • May 13, 2024
  • News

Dataforth Corporation’s MAQ20 Data Acquisition System has received the UL Certificate of Compliance for use in Hazardous Locations.

Five Ways to Improve Quality Control in Manufacturing

  • by Cory Kyle
  • May 10, 2024
  • Feature

Quality control matters. And there’s no other industry where this is more clear than manufacturing.

SPAN Ports and OT Continuous Monitoring: Securing Otherwise Insecure Network Traffic

  • by Moreno Carullo
  • May 10, 2024
  • Feature

Modern networking, SPAN port evolution and protocol interoperability paved the way for operational technology (OT) and ICS network monitoring and cybersecurity.

ISA/IEC 62443 and Risk Assessment: New Horizons in the AI Revolution

  • by Mohannad AlRasan
  • May 9, 2024
  • Feature

Within the realm of cybersecurity for IACS, risk assessment is deemed the most crucial action and the initial phase in ISA/IEC 62443.

Standard VDI/VDE/VDMA 2632 Part 2 on Communication Between Suppliers and Users Has Been Expanded

  • May 7, 2024
  • News

"The standard VDI/VDE/VDMA 2632 Part 2 is a valuable basis for communication between suppliers and users of machine vision systems," said Dr Heiko Frohn, CTO of VITRONIC Dr.-Ing.

Should ISA/IEC 62443 Security Level 2 Be the Minimum for COTS Components?

  • by Liz Neiman
  • May 6, 2024
  • News

The ISA Security Compliance Institute asserts that commercial off the shelf components should be manufactured to a minimum of security level 2 as defined in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards. 

New Report Addresses How Standards Activities in Innovative Industries Underpin Sustainability Efforts

  • May 3, 2024
  • News

The Standardization Impact Report (SIR) serves to showcase the direct links between these emerging technologies and the work of several key ASTM committees.