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In the two decades since its Hannover Messe debut, EtherCAT has forever changed the world of industrial networking and remains the leader in speed, flexibility and openness.

Speed, flexibility and simplicity make EtherCAT a robust fieldbus contender. This feature originally appeared in AUTOMATION 2023 Volume 2: Connectivity & Cybersecurity.

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) successfully launched the EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW) world series, which took place in an online format from Nov. 21-25, 2022.

With FSoE, EtherCAT can ensure functional safety in robotics. Nikolai Ensslen, CEO of Synapticon, and Peter Brinkmann, CEO of Brinkmann Electronic, explain what is important in practice.

The new board was elected without dissenting votes: Dr. Gerhard Grunwald.

EtherCAT will not only be used in NASA's Lunar Gateway but is already being used in many other high profile space projects.

With vast engineering, business development and industry experience, Jafari will play a key role on the fast-growing product management team.

Version 2.3 of the Conformance Test Tool is available from now on to all ETG members.

November 2020 marks a significant milestone for the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), as the organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

The poster deals with the basics of EtherCAT technology, the EtherCAT Device Protocol (EDP), and provides a visual overview of EtherCAT. It describes the basic functional principles of EtherCAT, the structure of the frame and its processing in the EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC).

EtherCAT G was introduced by Beckhoff Automation in 2018 as an extension of the EtherCAT standard. Beckhoff recently presented the gigabit technology addition to the ETG, and after thorough review, the organization’s Technical Committee accepted it. Right now, the ETG is working to add EtherCAT G to the corresponding technology specifications.

Both locations will provide additional applications engineering, sales and training resources. Automation Technology showrooms at the two offices will also offer hands-on experiences with Beckhoff hardware and software for engineers and business leaders.

A total of 36 participants from 18 different companies came to Verl, Germany to test their FSoE devices for interoperability, and in total they brought nine masters, 15 slaves as well as one stack and one tool

As an independent supplier of solutions for industrial communication and the Industrial Internet of Things, HMS has an insight into the industrial network market. Here are some of the trends they see within industrial communication in 2019.

As the new president, Barker will oversee all sales, engineering, marketing and administrative operations from the headquarters of Beckhoff Automation LLC in Savage, Minn. (Minneapolis area).

The software-based interface can be implemented in controllers offered by any device manufacturer, which makes it an interesting feature to vendors of both master devices and diagnostic tools.

Dzilno has been instrumental in making EtherCAT a fieldbus in chip manufacturing. He is currently Head of Engineering at the ALD Division as Managing Director and Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff at AMAT.

EtherCAT itself has been a Chinese recommended standard since 2014. With FSoE now also reaching this official status, end users, system integrators and device manufacturers alike have the reassurance that the entire EtherCAT technology ecosystem is fully accepted in China