Here is a brief list of events coming up around the world where you can find the OPC Foundation hard at work:
| TITLE | DATE | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor to Cloud – OPC UA and the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite | 09/07/2017 | Webinar | View Details |
| OPC Seminar Day Taipei hosted by Microsoft | 09/12/2017 | Taiwan | View Details |
| OPC UA & PackML – Optimum Integration for Packaging Machines on the Plant Floor | 09/13/2017 | Webinar | View Details |
| FDT & OPC UA for Enterprise Integration | 09/14/2017 | Webinar | View Details |
| OPC Interoperability Workshop, Europe | 09/18/2017 | Germany | View Details |
| Industry of Things World | 09/18/2017 | Germany | View Details |
| PACK EXPO – Las Vegas | 09/25/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar San Diego | 09/26/2017 | United States | View Details |
| RFID & Wireless IoT tomorrow 2017 | 09/27/2017 | Germany | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Palo Alto hosted by HPE | 09/27/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Seattle hosted by Microsoft | 09/28/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Vancouver | 09/29/2017 | Canada | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Minneapolis sponsored by BECKHOFF | 10/03/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Toronto | 10/05/2017 | Canada | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Milwaukee hosted by Rockwell | 10/09/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Cleveland hosted by Eaton | 10/11/2017 | United States | View Details |
| OPC Foundation Seminar Austin hosted by National Instruments | 11/14/2017 | United States | View Details |
| MTConnect-OPC UA – Uniform Information Model Enables Interoperability | 11/14/2017 | Webinar | View Details |
| SPS/IPC/Drives | 11/28/2017 | Germany | View Details |
The OPC Foundation is all about delivering the best specifications, technology, processes and certification procedures. One of the critical things we are doing is partnering with a multitude of companies to help vendors quickly adopt the OPC UA technology, and at the same time certify their products through the OPC Foundation certification program.
There are many vendors that provide toolkits to help you build OPC UA products. You can easily find the different vendors providing toolkit technology by visiting the OPC Foundation product catalog. In addition to that, we are looking for companies that provide training and consulting services to help you quickly bring products to market that are ready for certification. As more and more vendors incorporate OPC UA technology into their products, the adoption process and training of development staff becomes a priority. One of our members, Beeond, Inc. (www.beeond.net) has focused their efforts on helping vendors through the adoption cycle – from concept to certification. Their 5-Step adoption process helps vendors:
- Assess and define their requirements
- Develop a roadmap
- Train development personal
- Develop the information model and software modules needed for compliance
- Certify their products against the specification
This process is practical and will reduce the risk, costs, and time to market for vendors.
Training is a critical component of the process. To facilitate adoption, the Foundation is working with Beeond to provide OPC UA software developer training for vendors who are ready to start on the path to adoption. Training is scheduled for September 25-27 in Redmond, WA , October 2-4 in Toronto, ON, and October 10-12 in Milwaukee, WI. Check out the training outline and register for this training at the Beeond, Inc. website (www.beeond.net). These training seminars are being offered alongside the OPC UA one-day seminars listed above. This is a great opportunity to go to the OPC UA one-day seminar and then follow up and get advanced training on the OPC UA technology.
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