The US-based OPC Training Institute (OPCTI) has launched an online resource centre for process control engineers and automation personnel working with standards-based OPC technology.
The purpose of the online centre is to support those who want to use and integrate OPC Technology in the process control and manufacturing automation industry.
The online centre offers a range of free OPC resources including multimedia tutorials, whitepapers, product reviews, webcasts and software downloads.
It is designed to cater to automation personnel, integrators, process control engineers, IT architects and others involved in industrial data connectivity.
OPC is an industrial connectivity standard used by automation professionals.
According to the OPCTI, the resource centre is useful in that in focuses on technology integration and not technology development.
“OPCTI does not develop or sell products, which leaves them to focus 100% on education and the integration of OPC technology,” said a press release from the Institute.