A new industrial IoT collaboration has been launched to deliver interoperability for OT systems. The collaboration includes ABB, Capgemini, Microsoft, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric and AVEVA, and Siemens.

The new initiative, Margo, aims to address roadblocks to digital transformation.

Margo, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is particularly focused on interoperability at the edge and enabling edge-based AI transformation.

“Mastering efficiency, flexibility and quality faster than competitors is key to success in today’s industrial world,” said Bernhard Eschermann, CTO, ABB Process Automation. “Digitalisation can help deliver on these benefits, but digital ecosystems require a robust, secure and interoperable framework at the edge, connecting operations and information technologies. For ABB, a long-standing advocate of open automation systems, driving a forward-thinking collaborative initiative like Margo is key to achieving this goal.”

“The more sources you get data from, the better the decisions you can make,” said Florian Schneeberger, CTO of ABB’s Machine Automation division (B&R). “Yet, while the benefits of digitalisation increase with scale, so do the challenges of navigating heterogeneous industrial ecosystems. That’s why interoperability is so crucial to unlocking the full potential of digitalisation. It empowers organisations to adopt and scale Industrial IoT solutions at full speed without large teams of IT specialists.”