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Today's Automation News Headlines from Automation.com
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February 10, 2009 - In the US market, POWERLINK is expected to see some of the strongest growth in distribution over the forthcoming years. This finding is reported by Natick/MA-based VDC Research Group, which specializes in market research and consulting services for clients in the automation, IT and power engineering technologies. VDC Research’s current study called “Global markets for industrial wireless and wireline networking infrastructure products” is based on a recent worldwide survey of the distribution and market acceptance of wireline and wireless network systems in various key industries. The study showed that Ethernet IP, TCP/IP and Modbus TCP are the most common Ethernet-based systems on the American market today. Apart from these systems, the highest increases in market share over the next four years are expected for POWERLINK and ProfiNet. Company background EPSG The Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group (EPSG) is an independent organization founded in 2003 by leading companies from the drive and automation industry. Its aims are the standardization and further development of POWERLINK, which was first introduced by B&R in 2001. The high-performance real-time communication system is a protocol extension of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard, designed to ensure real-time data transfer on the microsecond level. EPSG cooperates with leading standardization organizations, such as CAN in automation (CiA) and the IEC. Anton Meindl, Business Manager Controls at B&R, is the EPSG’s CEO. |
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