First lets cover, what does VFD stand for?  VFD stands for Variable Frequency Drives, and they are essential to the industrial world. Since they help adjust the speed and voltage supplied to the motor, manufacturing applications can adapt in real-time to changing needs.

Just as industrial automation systems in plants are migrating from fieldbus to Ethernet, so too are the networks that control modern transportation systems. Let’s think for a moment about railway systems, which include everything from subway or metro systems in cities to light rail networks in major urban areas to high-speed trains connecting states or countries.

How is industrial communication infrastructure evolving to provide the capabilities needed by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the Smart Factory of the Future? One example is the development of standardized infrastructure that can quickly and easily connect to modular production cells, creating very flexible manufacturing capabilities.

If you build machines for manufacturers or are in charge of operations at a manufacturing organization, saving time is an important way to stay ahead of the competition.

The Belden Design Seminar is happening this week and a highlight of the first day was Jeff Lund’s session on “What’s Trending with the Industrial Internet of Things." Jeff’s background is strong in the area of embedded networking products and he brought this expertise forward with straight talk on what industrial engineers and technicians need to know about the IIoT.