OPC is a standard for exchanging data securely and reliably in the industrial automation space and other industries. It ensures seamless information flow among devices from various vendors. The OPC Foundation is responsible for developing and maintaining this standard.

The standard comprises of specifications defining the interface between Clients and Servers, including access to real-time data, and other applications. OPC Classic specifications gained popularity across multiple industries, including manufacturing, building automation, oil and gas, renewable energy, and utilities.

The OPC UA specifications were developed to address new challenges in security and data modeling. It provides a feature-rich technology open-platform architecture that is future-proof, scalable, and extensible.

OPC UA is becoming increasingly popular among members and technology organizations due to its many benefits.

In the media

Interview: Stefan Hoppe

LADS do it: OPC UA standard emerges