Welcome to the World of OPC

In today’s complex economy, information is the key to business success and profitability. OPC technologies were created to allow information to be easily and securely exchanged between diverse platforms from multiple vendors and to allow seamless integration of those platforms without costly, time-consuming software development. This frees engineering resources to do the more important work of running your business. Today, there are more than 5,200 suppliers who have created more than 42,000 different OPC products used in more than 52 million applications. The estimate of the savings in engineering resources alone is in the billions of dollars.

OPC News

Breakthrough in Smarter Labs: Spectaris LADS Showcases Integration of OPC UA with Allotrope Standards

Now, communications and information data in the analytical lab are seamlessly interoperable May 14th, 2025 – Berlin, Germany; Scottsdale, AZ; Washington, D.C. Spectaris, Allotrope Foundation and the OPC Foundation are proud to announce a major milestone in smarter labs by advancing semantic interoperability and structured data standards in laboratory environments: At the most recent, and […]

Optimized energy savings thanks to innovative standards

Joint press release from ODVA, OPC Foundation, PI and VDMA Accurate energy consumption data is essential for companies aiming to achieve climate-neutral production. To support this goal, a consortium of organizations has recently published a groundbreaking specification for interoperable and efficient energy management in industrial and process automation. Scottsdale, AZ, March 31, 2025 – A […]

OPC UA connects assets to International Data Spaces

OPC Foundation and International Data Spaces Association are collaborating to connect the largest ecosystem for industrial interoperability to international data spaces Scottsdale, AZ – March 26th, 2025 – The OPC Foundation, a global organization committed to advancing the development and adoption of industrial communication standards, is pleased to announce an expanded collaboration with the International […]

The OPC Foundation elects three new members to its Board of Directors and names Shinji Oda as Chairman

The OPC Foundation Board of Directors has been expanded to include Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Huawei, reflecting the growing role of OPC UA in IT and Industrial Cloud. Scottsdale, AZ – March 11th, 2025 – The OPC Foundation announces the election of three additional new members to its Board of Directors including Steve Blackwell, Head […]

Secure by Demand Document Accredited by 11 Top Security Agencies from Around the World

As a contributor to this document, the OPC Foundation is proud to announce the completion of “Secure by Demand: Priority Considerations for Operational Technology Owners and Operators when Selecting Digital Products”. Download document here https://opcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/joint-guide-secure-by-demand-priority-considerations-for-ot-owners-and-operators-508c_0.pdf Scottsdale, AZ – January 23rd, 2025 – Cyber threat actors are commonly targeting specific OT products rather than specific organizations. In an […]

Upcoming Events

OPC Day (virtual) International 2025

Webinar / International

May 19, 2025

The Oil and Gas IoT Summit

Lisboa, Portugal

May 22, 2025

IoT TechExpo - North America

Santa Clara, United States

Jun 04, 2025

Embedded World China

Shanghai, China

Aug 26, 2025

SPS - USA

Atlanta, United States

Sep 16, 2025

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