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Exploring Industrial Communication Protocols

  • by Drew Thompson
  • May 14, 2025
  • Feature

Understand the choices for industrial communication protocols for most applications.

Beckhoff Automation Records €1.17 Billion in Revenue Worldwide

  • April 25, 2025
  • News

“This is my sixth crisis in 45 years of business, and almost all of them have followed a very similar pattern." -Hans Beckhoff

EtherCAT Reaches 88 Million Nodes: Strong Growth Despite Difficult Market Conditions

  • April 3, 2025
  • News

EtherCAT remains on course for robust growth and reasserts its leading position in industrial communication with the publication of these latest node figures.

EtherCAT Technlogy Group Welcomes Norwalt Automation Group as Member 8,000

  • February 5, 2025
  • News

The EtherCAT Technology Group reached another milestone in its membership development and now counts 8,000 members with the addition Norwalt Automation Group.

acontis and CODESYS Plan Product Cooperation

  • January 2, 2025
  • News

acontis technologies GmbH and the CODESYS Group are joining to bring out real-time products.

EtherCAT Technology Group Members Elect Board of Directors at SPS 2024

  • December 12, 2024
  • News

The ETG is pleased to announce board members for the next two years.

Festo Features a Robust Suite of Pneumatic Safety Solutions at Automation Fair

  • November 20, 2024
  • News

At Automation Fair, Festo is introducing an innovative suite of safety products, including its new CIP safety module.

Maximizing Efficiency and Flexibility with Industrial PoE Switches in Automation

  • by Henry Martel
  • August 11, 2024
  • Feature

One technology that has emerged as a key enabler of automation is Power over Ethernet (PoE), which combines power and data transmission over a single Ethernet cable.

EtherCAT Technology Group Distributes 4,000th EtherCAT Vendor ID

  • May 17, 2024
  • News

With the assignment of the 4,000th EtherCAT Vendor ID, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) once again showcases the outstanding diversity of EtherCAT manufacturers.

Case Study: Smart Grid Implementation Enables Digitalization in Gas Management

  • by Jesse Hill
  • April 15, 2024
  • Case Study

A Swiss operator deployed PC-based automation and intrinsically safe EtherCAT technology from Beckhoff for accurate monitoring of its natural gas supply network.