Tom Burke

Longtime industry standards leader and electrical engineer who co-founded and served as the OPC Foundation's longest-running president; currently Global Director of Industry Standards for Mitsubishi Electric and a strategic advisor in industrial communications and interoperability.

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Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 7min

OPC Foundation With the Former President!

Tom Burke, a longtime industry standards leader and former president of the OPC Foundation, shares his insights on the evolution and challenges of the OPC standards. He discusses the foundation's initial goals and the importance of interoperability, recounts key moments like the formation of the OPC Task Force, and the decision to use OLE for credibility. Burke highlights the complexities of migrating to UA, the fragmentation of standards, and suggests that a simplification and focus on adoption are crucial for the foundation's future.

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