Summer 2017 has seen the global footprint of CC-Link IE and CC-Link reach a new high, with the number of CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) member companies passing 3,000. With this surge in members, CLPA is helping to drive the digitalization of manufacturing which is central to the goals of IIoT and Industry 4.0. Furthermore, double-digit…
Establishment of a CLPA Working Group on Industrial Ethernet Security
Recently, the IT and OT worlds have started to overlap. While this has brought many benefits to manufacturing, it also means that plant staff now also needs to consider IT security threats to their operations. Actual measures for reducing those risks need to be considered and implemented. From the factory system point of view, it…
CC-Link IE
Design World managing editor Leslie Langnau interviews the director of CC-Link Partner Association – Americas, Chuck Lukasik. They discuss the advantages of using CC-Link and talk about how manufacturers can get involved. [display_podcast]