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Great start of the very first European Robotics Week
On November 28, 2011, more than 130 robotics organisations kick-started Europe's very first Robotics Week.
Categories / Tags: Development, robotic
EtherNet/IP usage grows
EtherNet/IP, the number one industrial Ethernet protocol in the world in terms of nodes shipped, will exceed 4.5 million shipped nodes by the end of the year according to ODVA estimates.
Categories / Tags: Development, Productmanagement, EtherNet/IP, ODVA
SPS IPC Drives shows full force
At SPS IPC Drives 2011 in Nuremberg, the automation industry presented its full force.
Categories / Tags: Development, Productmanagement, Drives, ipc, sps
CC-Link passes 1,500 member and 8,500,000 device mark
The CC-Link Partners Association (CLPA) continues to increase its global strength. 2011 has now seen the 1,500th member join, while the worldwide installed base has now exceeded 8.5 million devices.
Categories / Tags: Productmanagement, CC-Link, CLPA
Common WirelessHART Gateway specified
Fieldbus Foundation, the HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and PI have joined forces to create a common architecture for a WirelessHART gateway device.
Categories / Tags: Development, Productmanagement, FF, PI, WirelessHART
CANopen® and IEC 61499
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) group has established the CANopen SIG (Special Interest Group) “IEC 61499”.
Categories / Tags: Productmanagement, CAN, CANopen, CiA
PI Middle East officially established
The official establishment of PI Middle East was celebrated with an international event in Dubai on June 29, 2011.
Categories / Tags: Productmanagement, PI
Wireshark supports openSAFETY
openSAFETY is the first safety protocol to be officially supported by the leading network analysis tool Wireshark. Starting with Wireshark 1.6.0, all versions will feature an integrated openSAFETY di
Categories / Tags: Development, ESPG, openSafety, Wireshark
Can gigabit Ethernet improve industrial control network performance?
If you’re frustrated with the performance of your industrial Ethernet platform, does gigabit Ethernet offer a better alternative, or does it simply ignore the real cause of your problems? These days m
Categories / Tags: Development, Productmanagement, ethernet, gigabit, performance
Industrial Ethernet is increasing strongly in China's booming sectors
IMS Research report indicates that industrial Ethernet growth in China depends on strength of various vertical sectors.
Categories / Tags: Development, Productmanagement, China, Industrial Ethernet