Krohne collaborates to facilitate industrial internet of things global uptake

Krohne collaborates to facilitate industrial internet of things global uptake

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: KROHNE Group, the leading global manufacturer of process instrumentation, measurement solutions and services, has developed an integrated, easy-to-use solution to take advantage of the increased number of IoT sensors and equipment increasingly installed by default in brownfield industrial sites around the world.

Together with Phoenix Contact and Software AG, KROHNE has developed a scalable, secure best-of-breed solution: the OT-IT bridge. It brings diagnostic information and process measurement values onto IoT platforms with minimal additional effort. Each partner contributes its specific knowledge: KROHNE as a long-standing manufacturer of solutions for process instrumentation, Phoenix Contact with its expertise in OT connectivity and automation technology, and Software AG as one of the global market leaders for integration platforms as well as IoT and analytics solutions for enterprises. Leveraging NOA (NAMUR Open Architecture) and OPC UA, the OT-IT Bridge paves the way to deliver Process Industry 4.0 stakeholders are pushing to deliver in the quest for ongoing optimisation.

Frank Janssens, Vice President, KROHNE Middle East and Africa, said: “As a family company with over a century of expertise to draw upon, KROHNE still sees the value of collaboration. By bringing together best in class technological partners we are able to deliver what