The Fieldbus Foundation and HART Communication Foundation consortiums have entered into a discussion on the possibilities of merging to create a single entity focused on the communication needs of smart equipment in the process industries.
In fact, this is to extend the existing cooperation between the two organizations that has led in the past to the standardization of the EDDL language and the FDI specification. Users have long been waiting for a rapprochement between the different field buses. But many suppliers, who work in both organizations, also have everything to gain from a rapprochement that would save them time and money. Emerson Process Management, which is the main player in both organizations, is likely to play a decisive role...
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