OMAC Releases Remote Access Guide for Plant Equipment
The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) in Sept. 2020 convened a workgroup of 37 industry leaders from across the globe to define best practices for secure remote access to plant equipment. The result is a 90-page guide providing a comprehensive guide of the benefits, trends and challenges of remote access. The guide is now available.
Based on the expertise of key leaders from the automation ecosystem — from major manufacturing companies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators (SIs) and automation vendors — the report balances the requirements of end users, plant operators, IT departments, and equipment and solution suppliers. ei3, an IIoT company with 20 years of providing secure manufacturing connectivity, facilitated the meetings and identified critical topics that were subjected to in-depth review, for example: