According to IDC’s IT/OT convergence survey*, more than 30% of organisations are planning to integrate operational data from systems such as data historian software, industrial control systems, and asset management into their enterprise data governance model for the first time. Closed OT systems will need to move towards a more open OT architecture, which creates new challenges and breaks old models for operating and securing OT networks. Seamless and real-time network communication is the key to turning data into a valuable asset and to ensure continuous operations.
To overcome serial communication challenges, Moxa’s serial connectivity solutions enable your serial device connectivity effortlessly. Their serial connectivity product portfolio includes multiport serial boards, USB-to-serial converters, serial device servers, and serial-to-Ethernet protocol gateways that fulfil your different demands in connecting your serial devices into modern systems.
To keep up with changing connectivity requirements while saving you time and effort, the EDS-2000 Series unmanaged switches install-and-forget durability and extra compact size design continually meet your demands for flexibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. That’s why the EDS-2000 Series has already gained widespread positive recognition from industrial automation engineers in the US and Japan since its release in 2020.
Data collection begins with “Connectivity”, a critical factor driving smart factories. However, achieving connectivity in factories is no small task. Many successful smart factory transformation leaders point out the need to consider user-oriented perspectives in order to achieve business objectives when designing network connectivity for smart factories.