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IT/OT integration: from first conversation to pilot
A device inventory, data dictionary and acceptance criteria turn product selection into a concrete engineering decision.
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OPC UA certificates: from installation to renewal
Most OPC UA connections fail to establish, or suddenly drop one day, because of certificates. A lifecycle…
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Integration acceptance tests: after the connection works
A successful connection is not the end of a project. Test data correctness, outage behavior and operational…
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Five design decisions when moving PLC data into SQL
Writing PLC data to SQL is easy; writing it so it keeps working correctly for years takes design. Five…
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Recipe transfer from ERP to production: controlled writes
Writing a recipe affects product quality and safety. How to design a controlled transfer with a single…
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MQTT and Sparkplug: choosing the data model
MQTT provides the transport; the meaning of each message still needs design. Consider topics, state and…
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Brownfield data collection: start with a focused scope
Planning data access around an operating plant starts with inventory, device load and controlled changes.
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Aligning energy data with production
A meter reading is not an efficiency metric by itself. Align time, production scope and missing-data…
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Redundancy, buffering and recovery are different
Redundancy keeps the service running, buffering prevents data loss during an outage, and recovery brings you…
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