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No Quantum Leap Required: The Case for Serial-to-Ethernet in the IoT

Moxa’s MGate gateways enable protocol conversions between SCADA/PLC and devices with different protocols.

Tapping into the Potential of the Industrial IoT

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Software to Simplify Your Industrial IoT

To keep up, you may want to consider one of this year's IoT conferences.

How To Architect Your Systems to Get the Most Out of Your Modbus Devices

Moxa helps you architect your systems to get the most out of your Modbus devices.

Is Your Network Infrastructure Ready for the Industrial Internet of Things?

Moxa identifies five common concerns that engineers typically experience when they are deploying their industrial networks.

Revitalize Your Substation with an IEC 61850 Retrofit Project

Moxa's retrofit project might just be the perfect tool to revitalize your substation and provide wide-ranging benefits.

Taking the Right First Steps towards IIoT Field Connectivity

Moxa gives you hands-on advice to easily navigate your first step towards Industrial IoT field connectivity.

The Challenges of Networking the Smart Oil Field

There are three main factors to consider when developing a smart oil field: safety, legacy system modernization, and real-time data processing.

Eight Tips to Optimize Your Industrial Wireless Network

Moxa provides eight useful tips to help industrial-wireless users identify and fix problems in their network infrastructure.

Simplify Long-Distance Networking with Industrial Ethernet Extenders

Moxa offers a reliable solution to simplify long-distance networking with industrial Ethernet extenders.

Intelligent IIoT Gateway Solutions: The Future of Data Processing

Moxa offers intelligent IIoT gateway solutions for the future of data processing.

Three Strategies for Building an IIoT Infrastructure for Factory Automation

Three feasible strategies for ensuring that factory automation networks provide reliable, nonstop connectivity.

Big Data and the Evolution from Traditional to IIoT SCADA

The amount of data involved is expanding at an ever-increasing rate means that today’s SCADA systems must manage thousands of times more data than traditional SCADA systems from a decade or two ago.

Get More Mileage from Your Substation’s Legacy Devices

Moxa introduces a new new solution to help the large number of substations fitted with legacy devices to migrate to Parallel Redundancy Protocol and High-availability Seamless Redundancy networks.

Securing Network Devices with the IEC 62443-4-2 Standard

Moxa offers a securing network devices with the IEC 62443-4-2 standard to ensure the cybersecurity.

Get the Best Out of the IIoT with Predictive Maintenance

Moxa introduces how to get the best out of the IIoT with predictive maintenance.

Cellular Networks in the IIoT

Cellular networks have emerged as key components of today’s Industrial IoT (IIoT) networks, especially when it comes to long-distance communication with IIoT endpoints.

Ramp Up the Security of Industrial Networks

A new trend is forcing asset owners to consider how to enhance their security status to mitigate risks that can compromise the operational availability of their systems.

Speed Up Your SCADA Performance with Modbus Gateways

Moxa provides the solution to overcome the interoperability issue by using gateways that easily convert Modbus TCP to Modbus RTU, and vice versa, are the most cost-effective solution.

Implementing Secure Communications and Centralized Management across Multiple Networks

Moxa provides four major considerations to help you build a secure, robust industrial network.

LTE Cellular Technology—The Future of the IIoT

Moxa offers the additional benefits that LTE cellular technology can bring to your IIoT applications and explain these benefits using a case study.

Key IIoT Platform Selection Criteria—Industrial Computers vs. Development Boards

Moxa lists some key hardware and software advantages of industrial computing platforms over development-board based solutions.

The Cold Storage Warehouse Where Wireless Doesn’t Freeze Up

Moxa addresses a success story in China provides a good example of how to deploy robust wireless networks where space is limited and extreme temperatures are the norm.

Optimize Data Center Power Usage with High Network Availability

All data centers require the same essential IT, power, cooling, fire protection and access control elements.

Three Things You Should Know When Connecting Your Serial Devices to the IIoT

Moxa emphasizes three features that are important when implementing complex serial-to-Ethernet applications.

Delivering a Safe and Smooth Elevator Experience

Delivering a safe and smooth elevator experience is the most critical goal for the elevator industry.

The Plant Manager’s Guide to IIoT Connectivity

Moxa addresses four IoT enablement steps that are helping plant operation managers tackle the challenges of connecting devices and making factories smarter.

Five Reasons to Move Your IIoT Platform to the Cloud

Moxa addressed five reasons why you should consider moving your IIoT platform to the cloud.

Increase Production Efficiency and Lower Costs with Integrated Oil & Gas Solutions

Three success stories to illustrate how Moxa has assisted oilfield service companies to overcome their challenges and achieve higher efficiency while lowering the total cost of ownership.

Eliminate System Downtime in Your Mission-Critical Applications

Moxa’s technologies are extremely beneficial because they help avoid downtime and allow data to be continually passed along the network even when there is an interruption.

Five Points to Consider When Connecting and Monitoring an Engine via a Gateway

Moxa addresses five points to consider when connecting and monitoring an engine via a gateway.

Enable Full-Fledged Protocol Interoperability in Your Smart Factory

Moxa's solution helps enable full-fledged protocol interoperability in Your smart factory.

Live Video Streaming Ensures Safe Operation of Forklifts

Moxa highlight the success story of a forklift manufacturer in Italy to provide real-time on-site monitoring capabilities to customers, and ensuring safe and efficient operation of the forklifts.

Five Tips to Deploy Wireless Networks for AS/RS and AGV Systems

Moxa addresses five tips to deploy wireless networks for AS/RS and AGV systems.

New-Age Industrial Computing Solutions Drive Efficiency in Smart Factories

Moxa offers new-age industrial computing solutions drive efficiency in smart factories.

Three Aspects to Consider When Securing Industrial Automation Control System Networks

Moxa addresses briefly to consider three aspects that many cybersecurity experts believe system operators need to address in order to ramp up the security of IACS networks.

New Technology Saves Time and Money Configuring Modbus Gateways

Moxa highlights new technology that saves time and money configuring Modbus gateways.

Three Questions that Network Operators Need to Answer When Managing the Security of Industrial Networks

Moxa highlights three questions that network operators need to answer when managing the security of industrial networks.

Four Techniques to Ace the Challenge of Wi-Fi Network Deployment

Moxa discusses four techniques that you can use to plan and deploy a Wi-Fi network that can cater to the demanding communication needs of your industrial operations.

Uninterrupted Wireless Connectivity Ensures Smooth Operations in Factories

Moxa highlights the critical features of reliable wireless solutions for automatic material handling systems (AMH) in factories.

Taking the Trouble out of Troubleshooting Protocol Gateways

Moxa helps engineers reduce time and effort on the configuration and maintenance of devices.

Why Device Connectivity Boosts OEE

The three factors that constitute OEE—factories can now take advantage of a number of connectivity solutions to capture valuable data in order to boost production.

Should You Consider Fog Computing for Your IIoT?

Moxa explains two alternatives to the cloud computing model—fog computing and edge computing, and discuss why companies are investing in solutions based on these models.

Five Cybersecurity Technologies That Help Provide Secure Remote Access for Industrial Applications

Moxa provides five cybersecurity technologies that help provide secure remote access for industrial applications.

Getting IT Engineers Up To Speed in the OT World

Moxa's solution helps getting IT engineers up to speed in the OT world.

Protocol Conversion: A Building Block of Industry 4.0

Moxa offers a solution to the rescue of system integrators (SIs) by providing seamless protocol conversion, and subsequently allowing manufacturers to reap the benefits of a smart factory.

Building Reliable Wireless for AMH Systems in Cargo Ports

Moxa highlights the importance of wireless mobility for AMH systems deployed at cargo ports.

Modbus-RTU-to-Modbus-TCP Conversions in 60 Seconds

Moxa offers an easy solution for engineers to run Modbus-RTU-to-Modbus-TCP conversions in 60 Seconds.

Building Corrosion-Resistant Equipment for Harsh Industrial Environments

Moxa addresses some techniques that equipment manufacturers and equipment owners can adopt to protect their equipment from corrosion and thereby increase the lifetime of their equipment.

Gain More Visibility for Your Substation with IEC 61850 MMS Solution

The ideal solution for a substation is the one that bridges a legacy infrastructure to an IEC 61850 network without breaking the bank.

Does Your IoT Application Need Fog Computing?

Moxa addresses the key distinctions between the cloud and the fog computing models and discuss which computing model is more suitable for your IoT applications.

Four Considerations when Integrating Industrial PoE Solutions with Outdoor IP Surveillance Systems

Four factors should be considered for the industrial PoE and IP surveillance system integration.

Select the Right Redundancy Technology for Your Industrial Application

To ensure network downtime is kept to an absolute minimum, redundancy technologies can be utilized to protect networks against transmission failures.

Five Key Points for Implementing Secure Remote Access

There are five key points for implementing secure remote access in the industrial environments.

Build Your Smart City with Future-Proof IIoT Gateways

How Moxa’s IIoT gateways can provide the computing backbone required for two smart city applications.

Reliable Networks for Container Crane OCR Systems

Moxa offers the key points of how system integrators of port automation systems need to fulfill challenging requirements for building a reliable crane OCR system.

How to Choose an IIoT Edge Gateway

Moxa discusses the benefits of IIoT edge gateways and how to choose the most suitable IIoT edge gateway for your IIoT application.

Speed Up SCADA with 10x Faster Modbus Data Acquisition

Moxa highlights the key points to speed up SCADA with 10x faster Modbus data acquisition.

The Solution that Simplifies Collaboration between Machines and Operators

Three important system requirements to ensure a reliable integration between machines and operators.

Key Considerations for Designing Industrial IoT Networks

Moxa highlights three key points for designing industrial IoT networks.

Reliable Wireless for Monitoring Autonomous Mining Equipment

Moxa addresses how to construct a reliable wireless architecture for mining equipments.

Digitization of Engine Control Systems for Operational Efficiency

Moxa explains how to improve the operational efficiency for the digitization of engine control system.

Edge Intelligence—The Ultimate Enabler in an IIoT System

Moxa explains how Edge Intelligent helps Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems process data instantaneously, and reduces costs.

Making Legacy IEDs More Visible for SCADA in Substations

Moxa provides a reliable solution for making legacy IEDs more visible for SCADA in substations.

Get Your Shop Floor Visualized With Hassle-Free MTConnect

Moxa highlights the challenges that needs to be overcome to make the operating data of these machines more visible.

What You Should Know About Cybersecurity in the Rail Industry

Key factors for creating a reliable cybersecurity in the rail industry

No More Hassles or Worries Over I/O Reconfiguration

Take a closer look at the pain points and discuss a solution that will solve the challenges for I/O reconfiguration.

Five Points to Help You Evaluate Your Wireless Devices in AMH Systems

behind every successful AMH installation is a powerful wireless solution that provides the synergy between the machines and humans.