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Trends in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software include easy-to-use SCADA features<\/a>, wider SCADA benefits<\/a> and broader industrial use of SCADA<\/a>, as explained at last year\u2019s ScadaFest by Trihedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s ScadaFest, March 17-21<\/a>, begins with three days of training followed by two days of trends and discussions, including new SCADA features, SCADA integration with industrial communications, SCADA resiliency and load balancing, SCADA software as a service and industrial software development lifecycle, along with the \u201cDevelopers\u2019 Den\u201d area for experts to share SCADA application knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional SCADA topics include best practices for new SCADA systems, massive data sharing, SCADA alarm optimization, SCADA cybersecurity, SCADA use of the new OPC-UA Publisher, SCADA configuration and debugging, smarter SCADA historians, SCADA recipes and awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s SCADA lessons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lessons shared at last year\u2019s ScadaFest by Trihedral include the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advancements in SCADA software include cost-effective licensing, all-in-one installation, redundancy and load distribution across multiple servers, built-in alarms, trending, analysis, reports, libraries and thin-client connectivity with unlimited concurrent users, as explained at the 2024 VTScada conference keynote session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key SCADA features in VTScada by Trihedral include scalability for systems of any size, advanced cybersecurity and acceptance for use in critical industries, explained Glenn Wadden, president, Trihedral, a Delta Group company, and Barry Baker, vice president, Trihedral, and president of U.S. Trihedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Glenn Wadden (left), president, Trihedral, a Delta Group company, and Barry Baker, vice president, Trihedral, and president of U.S. Trihedral, prepare to discuss latest trends in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software in a Control Engineering video interview during the 2024 ScadaFest. Tridhedral\u2019s SCADA software is VTScada. Courtesy: Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Best practices from Toyota\u2019s SCADA use: For monitoring equipment health, for instance, SCADA software screens can help investigate issues, troubleshoot and develop countermeasures, according to Jesse Daniels, engineering manager-maintenance and spare parts new model, Toyota Motor North America. As more areas transfer from paper to digital workflows, he said, the SCADA software implementation helps to show people possibilities for troubleshooting and shift turnover. A condition-based maintenance approach lets the equipment explain what is needed when, rather than scheduling, which could waste useful equipment life, time and resources by replacing components before replacements are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about 2025 ScadaFest by Trihedral<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark T. Hoske<\/strong> is editor-in-chief, Control Engineering, <\/em>WTWH Media,<\/em> mhoske@wtwhmedia.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONSIDER THIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can modern SCADA software help your existing and new applications?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Redefine your SCADA: 9 trends in one Trihedral video interview<\/a><\/blockquote>