ISA Adopts FDT 2.0 as American National Standard

March 2019 News

The FDT Group and the International Society of Automation (ISA) have announced that FDT 2.0 technology has been fully adopted as an ISA/ANSI American standard. This will meet demands in the region for open, standardised device integration on an enterprise-wide basis. It will enhance the integration and application of various fieldbuses and devices, in addition to promoting widespread implementation of standards-based automation solutions.

FDT Group is a member-based, international, non-profit corporation that promotes the proliferation of an open standard for network and asset integration. It is recognised as the defacto integration standard established and adopted by millions of automation stakeholders around the globe.

ISA 103 Chairman, Ian Verhappen, who oversaw the ISA committee’s unanimous approval, thanked members dedicated to reviewing the ISA 103 standard in order to allow the region to adopt modern automation technology integration solutions.

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