OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is a manufacturer-independent communication protocol for automation applications in industry. It is based on the client-server principle and allows seamless communication from the individual sensors and actuators up to the ERP system or the cloud.
POWERLINK offers maximum performance and uncompromising real-time capabilities based on the internationally established Ethernet standard. openSAFETY is the first open and only truly bus-independent safety standard for all Industrial Ethernet and fieldbus solutions.