August 25, 2009 — The CC-Link Partner Association announced today that the Control and Communication Link (CC-Link) open fieldbus network has exceeded 6.5 million nodes worldwide and that new research finds that CC-Link is the predominant open network in Asia. “The unmistakable conclusion of the new research is that device manufacturers, machine builders, system integrators, and multi-nationals that wish to do business in Asia should be formulating a CC-Link compatibility strategy if they have not already done so,” said Charles Lukasik, director of the CC-Link Partner Association.
“Having CC-Link product and system expertise will demonstrate seriousness about exporting to or manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region.”Lukasik said that the performance features of CC-Link have stimulated strong growth of this open networking solution not only in Asia, but also in the Americas and Europe. Key features include:
- High noise immunity compared to other networks
- Simple installation, configuration, and commissioning
- High network availability with floating standby master capability
- Hot swap of stations
- Fast transfer speeds for large amounts of data
- Determinism
- Widespread support from hundreds of automation equipment suppliersHundreds of automation equipment manufacturers have gone through the comprehensive process of certifying more than 1,000 products for CC-Link compatibility.
The global CC-Link Partner Association manages the certification process and the introduction of new technology such as CC-Link IE, the world’s first gigabit industrial Ethernet controller network.
The Partner Association also helps answer questions organizations have about the CC-Link open network.
About CC-Link
CC-Link is an industrial automation network that processes both control and information data at high speed to provide efficient, integrated factory and process automation.
It is an open technology field-level network that provides high speed, deterministic communication, linking a wide range of automation devices over a single cable.
Today’s automation systems require an effective, integrated control system.
CC-Link provides this necessary multi-vendor communication backbone.
