The OPC Foundation, in collaboration with CESMII, has announced the launch of the OPC UA Cloud Library Joint Working Group (JWG).
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New international initiative to define OPC UA Cloud Library
The goal of the JWG is to specify how OPC UA information models of machines, SCADA and Manufacturing Execution Systems will be stored in and accessed from a cloud-based database. Such a database will enable manufacturers to draw from a wide range of OPC UA information models and profiles for use in their pre-built shopfloor and business digitalisation applications.
Collaboration between the OPC Foundation and the Smart Manufacturing Institute is a natural fit given their complementary efforts. The US government-backed Smart Manufacturing Institute sets out to help accelerate the adoption of Smart Manufacturing by businesses of all sizes by enabling frictionless movement of information. The OPC Foundation created a globally adopted open data interoperability standard via its OPC UA specification. The specification’s information modelling capabilities and secure, scalable communications made it a cornerstone of Industry 4.0 and virtually every other national Industrial IoT initiative.
By working together, CESMII and the OPC Foundation aim to enable the broadest range of US manufacturers and beyond to innovate and go-to-market in their digital transformation using the right data modeling foundation.
John Dyck, CEO, CESMII, said: “This joint working group validates our core, overarching strategy and commitment to interoperability and an open ecosystem, enabling the digitisation and reuse of standard, templatised data structures that will dramatically reduce the cost and complexities of implementing Smart Manufacturing.”
