While the industry reels from recent changes and hunts for more efficient, advanced industrial networking solutions, it’s possible the framework for a more streamlined, productive future is already in place.
Brian Oulton is currently the Director of Marketing, Industrial Vertical in the Global Sales and Marketing Group at Belden Inc.
In recent history, the industrial space has experienced dramatic changes in its workforce, shifts in geography, changes and shortages of supply and suppliers and economic uncertainty that has forced significant modifications to even fundamental company operations.
Combined, these changes have awakened those of us in the industrial space, and we now understand that we must make bold decisions to innovate and adapt -- or face the consequences and fall behind.
While the industry reels from these recent changes and hunts for more efficient, advanced industrial networking solutions, it’s possible the framework for a more streamlined, productive future is already in place.
Largely untouched by the industry turmoil, Ethernet has crept into the industrial space, starting with computer networking and maturing quickly from there. Ethernet was used to build PLC and DCS networks and went on to replace I/O networks and fieldbuses, becoming the most widely and aggressively adopted industrial technology over the past 15 years.
But how and why might industrial Ethernet enable the industry to achieve a more robust, advanced state?
