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National Instruments to resell Kollmorgen Servos

  • June 18, 2013
  • News

NI will sell Kollmorgen’s EtherCAT AKD brushless servo drive and single-cable AKM motor.

Dataforth publishes Corporate Capabilities Brochure

  • June 10, 2013
  • News

The 16-page document covers 1200+ data acquisition and control, signal conditioning, and data communication products.

Ethernet in Process Automation to Double by 2016

  • June 5, 2013
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Industrial Ethernet nodes in process industries are projected to rise to 8.7 million units in 2016, up a whopping 96 percent from 4.4 million in 2011, as Ethernet increasingly challenges fieldbus for leadership in the industrial networking market.

EtherCAT in Mobile Applications meeting

  • March 21, 2013
  • News

On February 6th, 2013 the EtherCAT Technology Group held its kick - off event, “EtherCAT in Mobile Applications,” with 115 participants.

IEC extends partnership with EtherCAT Technology Group

  • March 21, 2013
  • News

As a result, the ETG now has the opportunity to actively collaborate in the maintenance program for Part 7 - xxx of the IEC 61800 series.

Ethernet in Motion Control to More than Triple by 2016

  • March 13, 2013
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IMS Research says the growth rate for new motor control Ethernet nodes--including PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, POWERLINK and EtherCAT--is projected to be the highest across the whole industrial space at nearly 30%.

HMS Industrial Networks acquires IXXAT

  • February 1, 2013
  • News

IXXAT Automation is a supplier of communication technology for industrial automation, machine manufacturing and the automotive industry.

EtherCAT Technology Group reaches 2,000 Members

  • January 24, 2013
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has become the 2,000th member of the world’s largest fieldbus organization, the EtherCAT Technology Group.

Industrial Ethernet – Too much of a good thing?

  • January 14, 2013
  • Feature

Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Industrial Ethernet networks and protocols have become a workhorse of automation systems. But how extensively should it be used? Ethernet is not ideal in all applications. Consider the good, the bad and the ugly.

CODESYS Safety products certified

  • December 12, 2012
  • News

T√úV S√úD and T√úV Rheinland certified CODESYS Safety products for SIL2 and SIL3 tasks according to IEC 61508.

OPC Foundation and EtherCAT Technology Group to cooperate

  • April 16, 2015
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The two will cooperate on Industrie 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) communications.

Deutschmann promotes Dominik Litzinger to Head of Software Development

  • March 24, 2015
  • News

The computer science master and system electronics engineer has been working as a developer for the automation manufacturer since 2009.

Microchip Licenses EtherCAT Technology

  • February 25, 2015
  • News

Microchip plans to introduce Ethernet controllers with EtherCAT.

Is IoT (IP to the edge) good for automation?

  • January 19, 2015
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Internet of Things (IoT) definition as promoted by major industrial automation suppliers and computer industry suppliers is “IP to the edge.” IP to the edge means using Internet Protocol over wired or wireless Ethernet to communicate with end devices. This concept may not be common sense engineering and sound design for industrial automation systems.

China Adopts EtherCAT as National Standard

  • October 22, 2014
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On October 21, Dr. Wei Sun, representative of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), made the announcement.

Beckhoff Automation hosts EtherCAT Plug Fest

  • September 25, 2014
  • News

For a period of two days, participants subjected their EtherCAT masters and slaves to rigorous interoperability testing, discussed open questions, and prepared the devices for future marketing.

Servo2Go carries 14 more Servo Drives from Advanced Motion Controls

  • August 26, 2014
  • News

60Amp and 100Amp servo drives in the DigiFlex Performance family are available with CANopen, EtherCAT and RS232/485 communications.

Profichip joins EtherCAT Technology Group

  • August 1, 2014
  • News

Profichip´s EtherCAT Master and Slave ASICs can be used in all devices in the factory network.

Safety over EtherCAT

  • July 30, 2014
  • Feature

By Guido Beckmann The Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) protocol enables safety-relevant data transmission, in parallel to standard data on the same network. FSoE is a technology certified by T√úV, developed according to IEC 61508, and internationally standardized in adherence to IEC 61784-3. The protocol can be used in applications requiring a Safety Integrity level as high as SIL3.

Watlow temperature controller Receives EtherCAT Conformance Certificate

  • July 29, 2014
  • News

Watlow’s EZ-ZONE passed conformance testing at the new North American EtherCAT Test Center based in Savage, Minnesota.