{"id":19038,"date":"2021-02-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=19038"},"modified":"2021-02-18T11:17:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:17:52","slug":"how-tough-is-your-industrial-operational-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/how-tough-is-your-industrial-operational-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How tough is your industrial operational technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industrial operational technology (OT) is increasingly deployed in harsh and demanding environments, driven by the availability of higher power, compact hardware and software packages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As OT ventures further afield, industrial OT specialist Novotek UK and Ireland is running the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jDv3zZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Tough Enough\u2019 competition<\/a><\/strong>, inviting engineers and plant managers to share their stories of overcoming environmental challenges in data collection, process control and edge OT \u2014 and receive a rugged industrial PC (IPC) or support a charity of their choice in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition intends to foster conversation around some of the innovative solutions to operational challenges that industrial businesses have developed, supporting knowledge sharing in the industry. Engineers and plant managers can either share the story and a picture with Novotek UK and Ireland on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/novotek?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/novotek-uk-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong> using #ToughEnoughOT, or submit answers to a six-question survey <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jDv3zZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">via the company\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses that share their stories via Novotek\u2019s social media channels will be entering into a draw to receive a free IPC from Emerson\u2019s rugged range. Emerson\u2019s range of IPCs feature a patented heat management design that ensures each IPC delivers full performance at ambient temperatures up to 70\u02daC. The IPCs also boast minimal connections and soldered processors and memory to ensure continuous operation even in environments prone to vibration or shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies that enter via the survey on Novotek\u2019s website will be entered into a draw for a \u00a3250 donation to a charity of the winner\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe improving performance of OT means that it\u2019s becoming common in the field, rather than in the protective cabinet environments in which it was traditionally found,\u201d explained George Walker, managing director of Novotek UK and Ireland. \u201cThat leads this hardware to not only be exposed to knocks and vibration more often, but also directly to extreme temperatures, particularly in process industries and utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom working directly with companies across the UK, we\u2019ve found that there are plenty of creative ideas to tackle relatively common problems. As OT appears further afield, these solutions are almost as important as selecting the right hardware itself. We\u2019re eager to start a discussion among industry about some of these innovative ideas, whether for bragging rights or to help other engineers overcome similar challenges, and to see whose equipment is the toughest.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industrial operational technology (OT) is increasingly deployed in harsh and demanding environments, driven by the availability of higher power, compact hardware and software packages.\u00a0 As OT ventures further afield, industrial OT specialist Novotek UK and Ireland is running the \u2018Tough Enough\u2019 competition, inviting engineers and plant managers to share their stories of overcoming environmental challenges &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[5125],"class_list":["post-19038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news-views-and-opinion","tag-novotek-uk-and-ireland"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How tough is your industrial operational technology? 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