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Guidelines for Remote Interfacing With Automation Systems To Be Developed By New OMAC Work Group

OMAC, The Organization for Machine Automation and Control, has formed a Workgroup to be comprised of end users and service providers to create a comprehensive best-practices handbook for remote monitoring services.

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The new Workgroup focuses on the procedures of timing, safety and security when allowing inbound connections that link to specific machines and automation systems. This work is important because inbound connections are more complex and hold more risk than the more common outbound connections.

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Many automation vendors, system integrators, device suppliers and OEMs are promoting remote managed services for their equipment. Adoption of remote access by manufacturers started slowly but growth has been recently accelerated by both digital transformation as well as the recent Covid-19 pandemic. With the increasing number of manufacturing companies allowing remote access to the machines and automation systems on the plant floor, OMAC believes a collaborative review is needed to create a set of guidelines that will help companies on all sides.

“The OpX Leadership Network has published an outstanding work product outlining the pros and cons of various methods for achieving remote equipment access.  These methods define how machine builders can securely access information on their machines through their customer’s firewall,” says Bryan Griffen, PMMI’s Director, Industry Services.  “OMAC is now taking that access a step further to define the rules and best practices around what activities are allowed once the connection is made through the firewall.  This guidance will help to ensure operator safety, maintain data security and secure intellectual property.”

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