Molex and TTTech shake hands to build more industrial IoT solutions

Molex and TTTech are joining hands to meet their shared vision of open, flexible and interoperable systems in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). The first results of the association will be unveiled at Hannover Messe, April 23-27, 2018 in Hannover, Germany.

Today, the industrial automation industry has experienced a massive shift and has become more open with strong integration. The two companies complied to work together to achieve greater interoperability, information transparency and connectivity by strengthening their unified Operational Technology and IT expertise in IoT industry.

“TTTech's IIoT platform complements Molex OT solutions and together we can deliver an open, end-to-end solution operating from the sensor to the cloud and anything in between,” says Riky Comini, director, industrial automation, Molex.

He added that Molex has extensive competence in industrial automation and industrial communication protocols and TTTech’s undisputed leadership in deterministic networking and open IT platforms both together can bridge the gap between OT and IT to provide solutions that bring the full benefits of technology to our customers.

Markus Plankensteiner, vice president sales industrial North America and strategic accounts, TTTech said Molex has prowess industry knowledge and good customer relationships that can elevate the adoption of innovative technologies such as OPC UA TSN and edge/fog computing in the broader industrial automation market.