Author Archives: John Rinaldi
How to Pick a Communications Protocol for a Data Center
If you’re a system integrator, it’s easy to burn three weeks of commissioning time and [...]
Jun
AI Data Centers Have a Communications Protocol Problem
I remember when data centers used to be quiet rooms full of servers that required [...]
Jun
How Metadata Makes Manufacturing Data Models AI-Ready
Standardized, consistent metadata is what turns a manufacturing data model from a tidy structure into [...]
May
Standardized Data Models: The Quiet Requirement Behind Smart Manufacturing
Smart manufacturing programs often fail for a non-glamorous reason: the data is not structured consistently [...]
May
Why IEC 62443 Is Quickly Becoming Required for Industrial Vendors
Industrial manufacturers are changing how they evaluate vendors. Cybersecurity is no longer treated as a [...]
Apr
It Works Until It Doesn’t: The Deceptive Success of Using a PLC as a Data Server
He wanted data. He got a production problem. Users often like to use their PLC [...]
Apr
Why Local Data Context Is Now Mandatory
In Industry 3.0, most data stayed inside the plant. SCADA could handle a lot of [...]
Apr
A Step-by-Step Process for Solving Modbus TCP Communication Issues
Modbus TCP problems are rarely caused by the protocol itself. They are usually the result [...]
Apr
The Risks of Using Your PLC as a RESTful Device (and When to Use a Gateway Instead)
A programmable controller is a very sophisticated and flexible device. It is very good at [...]
Mar
Why Your Factory Floor Data Needs Purpose
Factory floor data collection has evolved from mainframes and USB data logging to modern Ethernet [...]
Mar
