MINNEAPOLIS, May 10, 2005 – The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has announced a series of complimentary industrial Ethernet seminars to be held in Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte and Detroit. The seminars will explain the technical fundamentals and how to begin implementation of this new, award-winning Ethernet-based fieldbus. Beckhoff Automation, Baumüller and Tenasys are co-presenters and co-sponsors for the events and Moog, MTS, SEW Eurodrive and Servo Dynamics are co-sponsors. Complimentary continental breakfast and hot buffet lunch will be provided at the seminars.Date and Location Details
Thurs., May 26, 2005 (12:00pm - 3:00pm) Chicago (Rosemont, IL - Stephens Convention Center) Doubletree Hotel Chicago O'Hare Airport Rosemont
Tues., May 31, 2005 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Atlanta - Cobb Galleria Centre
Wed., June 1, 2005 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Charlotte, NC – Renaissance Suites Hotel
Thurs., June 2, 2005 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Detroit – Troy MarriottThe lead presenter at all seminars will be Martin Rostan, chairman of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG), headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. Mr. Rostan is also one of Beckhoff’s leading fieldbus experts. The seminars will be technical in nature and will assume a level of familiarity with fieldbuses and basic networking principles. Who should attend? Those interested in gaining a better practical understanding of “Industrial Ethernet” in general and EtherCAT in particular. Those actively involved in networked machine design and implementation will find the seminar very helpful and informative.Registration RequiredPre-registration will be required in order to plan for breaks, breakfast & lunch (included) and hand out materials. To register, simply visit www.ethercat.org/ethernet_seminar and click on the “Registration” button. Feel free to add or substitute names of individuals within your organization. Further details such as conference room numbers, driving directions, itinerary, etc will be provided to those who register.About EtherCAT:EtherCAT (Ethernet for control automation technology) is the new open real-time Ethernet network from Beckhoff. EtherCAT sets new standards for openness since it will be a published protocol and uses standard Ethernet technologies. EtherCAT sets new standards for real-time performance since it will process 1000 I/O in 30 µs using twisted pair or fiber optic cable. EtherCAT gives you the option of using the classic star topology or a simple, low cost line structure – no expensive infrastructure components are required. EtherCAT uses very cost-effective standard Ethernet cards (NIC) while other real-time-Ethernet approaches require special and expensive cards in the controller.For additional information visit www.ethercat.org
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