FDT Group

FDT Group AISBL is an international non-profit corporation consisting of leading worldwide member companies active in industrial automation and manufacturing. The major purpose of the FDT Group is to provide an open standard for enterprise-wide network and asset integration, innovating the way automation architectures connect and communicate sensor to cloud for the process, hybrid, and factory automation markets. The FDT standard is globally adopted by IEC 62453, ISA 103, and GB-T 29618-2017 with millions of Device Type Managers (DTMs) in use. FDT Technology benefits both manufacturers and end users, with advancements such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrie 4.0 delivered out-of-the-box – enabling modernized asset integration and access to performance data for visualizing crucial operational problems. Around the world, end users, manufacturers, universities, and research organizations are working together to develop the technology; provide development tools, support, and training; coordinate field trials and demonstrations; and enable product interoperability.

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FieldComm Group and FDT Group Explore Strategic Business Collaboration

FieldComm Group - FieldComm Group (fieldcommgroup.org) and FDT Group (fdtgroup.org) are pleased to announce the completion of a term sheet outlining a plan to create a single business aimed at advancing integration technology and harmonizing control system applications across multiple protocol topologies supporting both process and factory automation.

FDT Group Certifies First FDT 3.0 DTM From Flowserve Corporation

FDT Group - FDT Group, an international, non-profit industry association supporting the evolution of FDT technology for industrial device management, today announced certification of its first Device Specific DTM based on the latest FDT 3.0 standard supporting the HART protocol from Flowserve Corporation. The newest certified Logix 3820 Series DTM is deployable using their positioners supporting HART 6 / 7, tackling flow control challenges designed for modern IIoT architectures.

FDT Group introduces FDT UE developer tool evaluation software

FDT Group - FDT Group, an international, non-profit industry association supporting the evolution of FDT technology for industrial device management, today announced the release of FDT UE developer tool evaluation software expediting the ability to build FDT3-based system and device DTM solutions to meet user demands for modern intelligent device management and monitoring initiatives needed to scale next generation Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) architectures.

FDT Group Introduces the FDT Unified Environment (UE) for Field to Cloud Data Harmonization

FDT Group - FDT Group today introduces the FDT Unified Environment (UE), and developer tools based on the new FDT 3.0 standard to deliver next-generation FDT industrial device management system and device solutions for field-to-cloud IT/OT data harmonization, analytics, services, and mobility based on user-driven requirements for smart manufacturing in the process, hybrid, and discrete markets.

FDT Group Releases Video Describing Open Automation Transformation with FDT 3.0

FDT Group - FDT Group, an independent, international, not-for-profit industry association supporting the evolution of FDT technology, today announced the release of a new video describing open automation transformation enabled by next generation FDT 3.0 Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions.