EtherCAT
is the open real-time Ethernet network originally developed by Beckhoff. EtherCAT sets new standards for
real-time performance and topology flexibility.
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EtherCAT Technology Group
The ETG is a global organization in which OEM, End Users and Technology Providers join forces to support and promote the further technology development.
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ETG News
May 2013 |
From
May 21st to 23rd, 2013 we will be at this year’s edition
of SPS IPC Drives Italia in Parma, Italy. Visitors can find us in Pavillon 2,
C007.
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Apr 2013 |
On May 7th, 2013 we invite all interested end users and
system integrators to a free of charge Industrial Ethernet Seminar at the
Crowne Plaza Tel Aviv City Center, Tel Aviv/ Israel. Save the date for this
educational event about EtherCAT and Industrial Ethernet delivered by the
experts!
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Apr 2013 |
To round off the all-inclusive package for
Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) technology, a new component is now available: The
FSoE Conformance Test Tool certified and qualified by TÜV Süd enables automatic
verification of the implementation for the safe transmission protocol Safety
over EtherCAT.
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Apr 2013 |
From 24th to 26th April, 2013 we will be represented with an ETG tradeshow booth (Hall 6-D04) and an EtherCAT technology seminar at this year’s edition of Indumation.be at Kortrijk Xpo, Belgium.
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Mar 2013 |
With 62 national and international co-exhibitors in total we are represented again with our ETG Joint Booth at this year’s Hannover Messe in Hall 9, Booth D18.
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Feb 2013 |
From Feb 26 to 28, 2013, the EtherCAT Technology Group will be at this year’s embedded world exhibition in hall 4, booth 4-242.
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Jan 2013 |
Leading automotive parts supplier, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has become
the 2000th member of the world’s largest fieldbus organization, the
EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG).
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Dec 2012 |
To help new members in studying EtherCAT technology, development or application, ETG will hold another workshop in Beijing, China on December 17-18.
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Dec 2012 | Together with almost 60 co-exhibitors the ETG looks back at a successful trade show with press conference and membership assembly at this year’s SPS IPC Drives 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany. At the partially re-designed exhibition booth the EtherCAT Technology Group welcomed numerous visitors – ranging from end users looking for the latest product inventions to manufacturers interested in how to implement EtherCAT.
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Dec 2012 | Together with 13 co-exhibitors the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG), participated in the five-day Shanghai Industrial Automation Show (IAS) in China to promote the latest EtherCAT products and spread the technology in general.
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Latest Product Entries
Apr 2013 | New Junction from wenglor with PoE. Depending on the model, up to seven EtherCAT products can be connected with the robust IP67-rated EtherCAT junctions and two additional I/O ports are available.
Apr 2013 | Beckhoff Automation offers EtherCAT media converter from optical fibre/POF to copper and vice versa.
Mar 2013 | Winner of Golden Mousetrap Awards: Embedded, multi-axis servo drive motion and I/O system control using 'DxM™ & DxI/O™ Technology' with only a single node of EtherCAT connectivity from ADVANCED Motion Controls.
Mar 2013 | Thanks to the SPEEDCON rapid interlock system, Axioline E enables fast installation and is very easy to handle. The extremely vibration and shock-resistant housings are available in two versions: metal and plastic.
Mar 2013 | The world's fastest I/O system provides the shortest response time as well as synchronized processes. Axioline F enables fast installation, has an extremely robust design and mechanics and at the same time, is very easy to handle.
Mar 2013 | Delta Electronics Inc. proudly introduces the ASDA A2-E Servo Drive with EtherCAT communication interface. Complying with IEC61158 and IEC61800-7, the A2-E works perfectly with 3rd party EtherCAT controllers.
Mar 2013 | The absolute rotary encoder CD_75 M from TR-Electronic captures the revolution information through a mechanical gear without a battery backed revolution counter. They are used in plants and equipment requiring safety integrity level 3 or a performance level e.
Mar 2013 | ANCA Motion introduces the AMD2000 range of servo drives. With EtherCAT connectivity and a rugged and reliable design the AMD2000 range delivers high performance along with easy setup and configuration.
Mar 2013 | The Inspector PI50 EtherCAT vision sensor from SICK is the perfect choice for machine builders and integrators using EtherCAT. Position – Inspect – Connect!
Mar 2013 | XXEC-100, the powerful EtherCAT Master solution for DIN rail mountingXXEC-100, the powerful EtherCAT Master solution for DIN rail mounting from IXXAT.
Jan 2013 | HES-M400 series is the two-phase stepping motor driver with BUILD-IN Motion Control, that shows a remarkable performance of the HES-C400.
Jan 2013 | The ZW Series from OMRON is a non-contact displacement sensor with a new white light confocal principle that enables remarkably compact size and high-resolution measurements.
Jan 2013 | Renesas introduces ARM based R-IN32M3-EC ASSP with integrated EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC), 1.3 MByte of RAM, switch with PHYs, HW accelerators, fieldbus interfaces and lots of peripherals and GPIOs.
Jan 2013 | The controller from CMZ belongs to FCT series, that are black box motion controllers equipped with a PowerPC microprocessor, and programmable according to the standard IEC61131.
Jan 2013 | IBD is a brushless electric servo-motor with integrated motion control system from CMZ Sistemi Elettronici, available in sizes from 2,8 to 30 Nm.
Jan 2013 | The MACS5 motion control module for multi-axis positioning and CAM control from zub machine control is an "intelligent" EtherCAT slave of PLCs and serves as an EtherCAT master for I/Os, servo drives and frequency converters.
Jan 2013 | ESCHA provides a complete range of cable and connector components for EtherCAT networks. For EtherCAT IO-modules in IP67 ESCHA offers also a wide portfolio for IO-wiring in M12 and M8.
Dec 2012 | ROBO Cylinder Position Controllers with EtherCAT from IAI Corporation.
Dec 2012 | A measuring amplifier system from HBM specially developed for industrial applications: powerful, precise,
reliable – and highly efficient.
Nov 2012 | The ECX-EC EtherCAT Slave Bridge from esd connects two EtherCAT segments.
