WirelessHART Networks exceed 8,000 at major manufacturing sites.August 7, 2012 -
More than 8,000 WirelessHARTŪ networks are installed in major manufacturing sites worldwide, signifying widespread acceptance of WirelessHART standard by process automation industry. WirelessHART standard supports self-organizing, full multi-hop and multi-path mesh topologies and requires no specialized tools or expert communication protocol settings for deployment. To protect network and data being transferred, technology employs 128-bit AES encryption, multi-tiered, always-on security.
WirelessHART Installed Networks Exceed 8,000 at Major Manufacturing Sites Worldwide |
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Press release date: July 27, 2012
WirelessHART standard achieving widespread acceptance throughout industry
Austin, TX, USA - More than 8,000 WirelessHARTŪ networks are currently installed in major manufacturing sites around the globe signifying the widespread acceptance of the WirelessHART standard (IEC 62591; EN 62591) by the process automation industry.
Tens of thousands of WirelessHART devices are at work in a variety of process applications including rotating equipment, pipeline monitoring, storage tank farms and many others. Major companies such as Bayer, BASF, BP, Celanese, ConocoPhillips, Evonik, PEMEX, Shell, Statoil, and others are realizing the benefits of WirelessHART technology at process manufacturing sites worldwide.
"The WirelessHART standard is built on the solid foundation of the HARTŪ Protocol and by design provides the same familiar ease-of-use, backward compatibility, interoperability, reliability, and security," says Ron Helson, HART Communication Foundation Executive Director. "WirelessHART was designed to so that the integration and operation of HART and WirelessHART devices with automation systems is seamless and transparent."
Leading automation suppliers such as ABB, Emerson, Endress+Hauser, MACTek, Pepperl+Fuchs, Phoenix Contact, R. Stahl, Siemens and others are shipping WirelessHART-based products to provide cost-efficient wireless communication for process industry applications.
The WirelessHART standard supports self-organizing, full multi-hop and multi-path mesh topologies and requires no specialized tools or expert communication protocol settings for deployment. The technology is easy to implement, provides built-in reliability in all industrial environments, and employs 128-bit AES encryption, multi-tiered, always-on security to protect the network and the data being transferred at all times. WirelessHART builds on proven international standards-the HART Communication Protocol (IEC 61158), EDDL (IEC 61804-3) and IEEE 802.15.4.
The HART Communication Foundation (www.hartcomm.org) is the technology owner and standards organization for the HART Communication Protocol. Founded in 1993, the Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit, membership organization providing support for the HART Communication technology and standards worldwide. The Foundation is supported by a global membership of more than 270 companies. HART Communication is the leading technology for process measurement and control with more than 35 million devices installed worldwide.
HARTŪ and WirelessHARTŪ are trademarks of the HART Communication Foundation
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