More data, more problems? Not if you know how to properly capture, analyze, and act on the data you collect. “Data is the currency of the day in the process industry,” says Jesse Hill, process industry manager with Beckhoff Automation USA. He explains that while industrial users have been collecting and using data for some time, the integration of smarter devices, advances in controls and industrial networking solutions, and flexible data acquisition (DAQ) tools are changing the way industrial data acquisition is managed for the better. Read on to learn how today’s PC-based control systems, scalable automation software, and EtherCAT networking with EtherCAT cybersecurity come together to simplify and secure process industry data management and empower users to make informed decisions that boost process optimizations.
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