Podcasts by OPC Foundation Podcast
OPC is the interoperability standard for the secure and reliable exchange of data in the industrial automation space and in other industries. It is platform independent and ensures the seamless flow of information among devices from multiple vendors. The OPC Foundation is responsible for the development and maintenance of this standard.
The podcast gives insight into the technology, applications in different industries and answers questions from the audience.
Further podcasts by Peter Seeberg / Robert Weber
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Integrating secure elements with OPC UA security from 2023-10-26T22:01
Markus Heintel from Siemens talks about integrating secure elements with OPC UA security, specifically how ISO / IEC TS 30168 "Internet of Things - Generic Trust Anchor API for IIoT Devices" can su...
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OPC UA and the 62443 cybersecurity standard from 2023-08-10T22:01
Paul Hunkar talks about the 62443 cybersecurity standard for operational technology in automation and control systems and how it applies to OPC UA.
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OPC UA Filetransfer from 2023-07-27T22:01
Sven Goldstein from Beckhoff Automation and Sebastian Friedl from Interop4X FV explain the reasons behind, the functioning of and use cases for OPC UA File Transfer. If you have a proposal for top...
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Building the Industrial Metaverse with OPC UA from 2023-06-08T22:01
Erich Barnstedt, Chief Architect, Standards, Consortia&Industrial IoT, Azure Edge&Platform at Microsoft, talks about building the Industrial Metaverse with OPC UA. If you have a proposal for topic...
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The OPC UA - W3C Web of Things - ChatGPT Dream Team from 2023-05-18T22:01
Sebastian Käbisch is Industrial IoT Expert at Siemens. Sebastian talks about the potential of having OPC UA, W3C Web of Things and ChatGPT all work together. If you have a proposal for topics or a...
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Mental models, deep enterprise architecture, digital transformation and OPC UA from 2023-04-20T22:01
Harirajan Padmanabhan is Founder and CEO of hpad, Incorporate talks about mental models, deep enterprise architecture, and digital transformation and how these relate to OPC UA.
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Interoperability technologies AutomationML, Asset Administration Shell and OPC UA and how they fit together from 2023-04-13T22:01
Rainer Drath is professor at the Pforzheim university, AutomationML architect and author of four AutomationML books, as well as board member of the AutomationML Association. He talks about the inte...
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OPC UA implementation into the Codesys automation platform from 2023-01-26T23:01
Dieter Hess the co-founder and managing partner of Codesys shares amongst other things how his customers work with the OPC UA companion specs.
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Energy efficiency and how OPC UA can help building a unified energy model from 2022-09-22T22:01
Karl-Heinz Niemann of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover talks about energy efficiency in general, about OT-Security, data formats, energy management systems, and about a conso...
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Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM) and the role OPC UA plays in it from 2022-08-18T22:01
Frank Fengler, Head of Cybersecurity for Measurement and Analytics at ABB, explains the Process Automation Device Information Model is, how it was developed, what problem it solves, who benefits, a...
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OPC UA and COPA, the Coalition for Open Process Automation from 2022-08-04T22:01
Bob Hagenau, CEO at CPLANE.ai, explains what COPA stands for, what role he plays in it and how it fits with OPC UA.
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OPC UA and the Energy Transition from 2022-02-10T23:01
Espen Krogh, CEO of Prediktor talks the structural role OPC UA plays in the Energy Transition.
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2021 review and plans for 2022 from 2021-12-16T23:01
Stefan Hoppe / President of the OPC Foundation, talks about the vision, its members and board members, he gives a technology, certification, FLC and collaborations update, introduces the new OPC UA...
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Designing machines supporting OPC UA Companion Specificiations from 2021-11-11T23:01
Henning Mersch from Beckhoff shares his experience dealing with OPC UA companion specifications, and proposes, how persons with different roles may interact each in their own way while working with...
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OPC UA and Artificial Intelligence from 2021-10-28T22:01
Our host, Peter Seeberg from asimovero.AI gives an introduction into artificial intelligence and explains how OPC UA is the perfect match for making AI come true in industry.
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OPC UA and Ethernet-APL from 2021-10-14T22:01
Andreas Hennecke, from Pepperl and Fuchs gives an introduction into process plants going digital, he talks about robust communication and its implications for technicians, and he explains Ethernet-...
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OPC UA Legal topics from 2021-09-30T22:01
Brad Biddle, OPC Foundation Counsel, will talk about antitrust, Intellectual property rights, patent licensing, and the different roles open standards and open source code play.
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OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification from 2021-09-15T22:01
Andreas Wohlfeld from TRUMPF and Götz Görisch from VDW talk about the OPC UA for Machine Tools Companion Specification initiated and coordinated by the German Machine tools builders’ association, V...
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Machinery Companion Specifications from 2021-09-02T22:01
Heiko Herden explains, what VDMA is, why OPC UA for Machinery was needed, the goal of the working group, the existing and upcoming results and how you as a listener may become involved.
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OPC UA Security from 2021-05-27T22:15
Randy Armstrong, Director IT Operations as well as Chair of the OPC UA Security Working Group, talks about OPC UA Security. Randy gives an introduction to security, talks about the Security Working...
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Equinor OPC UA use case from 2021-05-14T07:15:28
Steffan Sørenes shares his experience, implementing and scaling OPC UA, bumps he has run intro, benefits of using OPC UA as an open standard architecture, open sourcing OPC UA as well as a roadmap ...
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OPC UA FX (Field eXchange) Specification Extensions from 2021-04-29T22:05
Alyssa Mallkowsky from Siemens talks to Georg Biehler, also from Siemens, and Clark Case from Rockwell about the first FLC specification. Clark Case and Georg Biehler cover achievements, the creati...
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Open Process Automation Forum from 2021-03-05T11:00
Don Bartusiak, President of Collaborative Systems Integration, talks about, what it is, they are trying to solve, today’s lack of interconnectivity between products from different suppliers, the OP...
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The past and the future of OPC UA from 2020-11-19T23:50
Jim Luth, System Architect with Schneider Electric, and CTO of the OPC Foundation, talks about role as OPC Foundation CTO, about OPC UA revisions and versions, about MQTT, Big Data, and where he se...
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Getting OPC UA products certified from 2020-11-05T23:05
Alexander Allmendinger from the OPC Foundation talks about the certification process, the preparation, how to reach compliance, the actual testing, what is being tested, how to get started, and the...
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Connect for Manufacturing App from 2020-10-22T22:01
Mithun Katti and Joerg Wende from IBM talk about IBM Industry 4.0 solutions, their Plant Service Bus, and the role OPC-UA plays in the IBM reference architecture for manufacturing, specifically the...
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Certification from 2020-10-08T22:01
Paul Hunkar from OPC Foundation explains, why certification is important, he talks about end-user and vendor demand for certification, about the cost involved, and about who can get products certif...
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Functional Safety from 2020-09-24T22:01
Max Walter from Siemens, in his role as the chairperson of the Joint Working Safety OPC&PI, gives a quick introduction into functional safety, he explains, how OPC UA deals with safety, he gives s...
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Field Level Communications from 2020-09-10T22:01
Peter Lutz, Director Field Level Communications from the OPC Foundation, provides background information about the FLC initiative, he talks about goals, parties involved, committees, working groups...
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Smart Factory Web from 2020-06-11T22:01
Thomas Usländer talks about major trends in smart manufacturing, he explains what Smart Factory Web is, how it relates to the German Industrie 4.0 and other initiatives, and why they you chose OPC ...
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OPEN Serialization Communication Standard from 2020-05-14T22:01
Marcel de Grutter, Executive Director OPEN-SCS, explains, what the OPEN-SCS does, what serialization is, he talks about developments driven forward by COVID-19, and the role OPC-UA plays as the ba...
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Industrial IoT from 2020-04-23T22:01
Erich Barnstedt from Micorsoft explains, what Industrial IoT is, what role Microsoft plays in Industrial IoT, he talks about open source, about their involvement with the OPC Foundation, Microsoft ...
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Commercial Kitchen Equipment Companion Specification from 2020-03-26T23:01
Fabian Anzmann from the Industrial Association of House, Heating and Kitchen Technology and Holger Burgtorf from Küppersbusch give us an introduction to commercial kitchens, they tell us, what role...
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AutoID Companion Specification from 2020-03-19T23:01
Olaf Wilmsmeier from Harting and Peter Altes from AIM explain, what the AIM organization is, they talk about the role of AutoID in the context of Industrial IoT, about the motivation for AIM to con...
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SAP Business Software from 2020-03-12T23:01
Veronika Schmid-Lutz and Rüdiger Fritz from SAP tell us, what value SAP sees in OPC UA. They talk about Business Context Driven Control Loops and the benefit of Service Oriented Architecture on the...
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VDMA Companion Specifications from 2020-02-28T05:00
Andreas Faath tells us, what VDMA is, what OPC UA Companion Specifications they have been working on, how that process works, he talks about the companies involved, what the resulting contents of s...
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Companion Specifications from 2020-02-18T08:12:35
Karl explains, what Companion Specifications are, he talks about the OPC UA basics for these specifications, he explains the different types of Companion Specifications that exist, what Joint Worki...
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Getting Started from 2020-01-16T10:51:51
Jouni Aro will tell us what options you as a listener have for implementing OPC UA into your offering. He’ll talk about off-the-shelf products, software development toolkits, open source, training,...
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Technology from 2019-11-26T09:55:24
Welcome to the second edition of the OPC Foundation Podcast - The Home of Industrial Interoperability. In this edition Uwe Steinkrauss from Unified Automation talks about the technology behind OPC ...
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What is OPC? from 2019-10-21T08:56:12
Stefan Hoppe, the president of the OPC Foundation, sets the direction of this new podcast. He tells us what OPC is, what the OPC Foundation does, and how to become a member. He gives a quick insigh...
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