NI announces opening of Industrial IoT Lab
NI宣布开设工业物联网实验室

January 11, 2017 – NI, the provider of solutions that are designed to enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, announced the opening of the NI Industrial IoT Lab at its Austin headquarters.

2017年1月11日消息——NI，这家旨在帮助工程师和科学家们解决世界上最大工程挑战的解决方案提供商，宣布在其奥斯汀总部开设NI工业物联网实验室。

The NI Industrial IoT Lab focuses on intelligent systems that connect operational technology, information technology and the companies working on these systems. Designed with flexibility for the future, the lab’s operational focus includes areas such as microgrid control and communication, advanced control for manufacturing, and asset monitoring for heavy equipment.

NI工业物联网实验室专注于将操作技术、信息技术和专注于这些系统的公司连接起来的智能系统。该实验室设计灵活，面向未来，其运营重点包括微电网控制和通信、先进制造控制，以及重型设备资产监测等领域。

Additionally, the NI Industrial IoT Lab fosters collaboration between different companies to improve interoperability. In this space, companies with expertise in communications protocols, controller hardware, I/O components, processing elements and software platforms come together to validate end-to-end solutions that can dramatically change the way businesses operate. Companies sponsoring the NI Industrial IoT Lab include: Analog Devices Inc, AVnu Alliance, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Industrial Internet Consortium, Intel, Kalypso, OPC Foundation, OSIsoft, PTC, Real-Time Innovations, SparkCognition, Semikron, Viewpoint Systems and Xilinx.

此外，NI工业物联网实验室促进不同公司之间的协作，以提高互操作性。在这一领域，具有通信协议、控制器硬件、I / O组件、处理元件和软件平台专业知识的公司聚集在一起，验证端到端解决方案，从而大大改变企业的运营方式。赞助了NI工业物联网实验室的公司包括：ADI、AVnu联盟、思科、惠普、工业互联网联盟、英特尔、Kalypso、OPC基金会、OSIsoft、PTC、Real-Time Innovations、SparkCognition、赛米控、Viewpoint Systems以及赛灵思。

“We are excited to strengthen partnerships with other world-class technology companies. A working showcase for new technologies can help all companies involved drive breakthrough innovations for utility grids, manufacturing, asset health monitoring and several other industries,” said Jamie Smith, business and technology director at NI.

NI业务和技术总监Jamie Smith表示：“我们很高兴与其他世界一流的技术公司加强合作。新技术的成果展示可以帮助所有相关公司在电网、制造业、资产健康监测和其他几个行业实现突破性创新。”

The lab is a working showcase for Industrial IoT technologies, solutions and systems architectures. Through demonstrators, such as the on-site Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) testbeds, participating companies can promote innovative solutions and drive discussions with the domain experts that see the real-world challenges.

该实验室是工业物联网技术、解决方案和系统架构的成果展示。通过示例，如现场工业互联网联盟测试平台，参与公司可以推广创新的解决方案，并与了解现实挑战领的域专家展开讨论。