Since our founding in 1989, Online Development has earned a reputation as a "fast track" developer of streamlined data transaction hardware and software products for OEMs in the industrial market space. These highly efficient solutions seamlessly bridge the gap between PACs (Programmable Automation Controllers) / PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) and various proprietary field devices such as sensors, bar code scanners, RFIDs, modems, printers, plant floor network systems and more. They also connect PLCs with various brands of other PLCs, PCs, HMIs, and other controllers in a variety of device, control and enterprise networks.

Data bridge appliances make exchanging information between dissimilar automation or business system devices simple. Each one is specially configured with a specific data communications adapter to translate and execute data between devices such as a specific brand of automation controller and database. Benefits of these appliances include:

• Eliminating the expense, time and future maintenance of software programming.
• Simple two-tier solution that does not require the added complexity of a PC or HMI.
• Easily configured interface to perform data transaction tasks between devices.
• Secure operation, does not affect manufacturing or processing. Not PC-based to reduce the threat of software viruses, hackers or unintended changes to plant floor operations.

These appliances are commonly used in discrete applications such as:

• Recipe downloads from a database to a plant floor controller.
• High-speed weighing data collection.
• Build orders and bill of materials downloads and confirmation.
• Bar code reading for dynamic warehouse data collection.
• Product tracking and reporting.
• Sensor data reporting.
• Alarms/notifications.

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