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Registration: 9h30
End of Seminar: 16h00
Speakers: Fieldbus- and Ethernet-Experts of the EtherCAT Technology Group
and supporting companies.
Note: The order and titles of presentations may vary.
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09h30 |
Registration,
Welcome Coffee |
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10h00 |
Unmodified Ethernet for Industrial
Automation?
| Ethernet and Internet Technology Features - An Overview
| Benefits of Ethernet for Automation
| Limiting Factors of Ethernet as Fieldbus Replacement
Martin Rostan, Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group |
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10h45 |
Ethernet on the fly: the EtherCAT Functional Principle
| Functional Principle + Performance
| Network Architecture + Topology
Martin Rostan, Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group |
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11h15 |
Table Top
Exhibition, Coffee Break |
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11h30 |
EtherCAT Features and their User Benefits
| Cost Advantages
| High Availability
| Safety over EtherCAT
| EtherCAT Technology Group
| EtherCAT Adoption Rate and Market Situation
Martin Rostan, Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group |
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12h15 |
Lunch Break |
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13h15 |
Competitive Advantages for Machine
Builders through EtherCAT
| More throughput, better efficiency, lower costs, better quality – more success!
| Practical Examples: how EtherCAT users benefitted from adopting EtherCAT
Martin Rostan, Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group |
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14h15 |
Migration from Classical Fieldbus Systems
| Best Practice
| Cost advantages
Martin Rostan, Executive Director, EtherCAT Technology Group |
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14h30 |
Table Top
Exhibition, Coffee Break |
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14h45 |
Beckhoff and EtherCAT
| Short Introduction of the company that invented EtherCAT
| XFC: Extreme Fast Controls
| Beckhoff in South Africa
Beckhoff RSA Team |
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15h15 |
EtherCAT in South Africa
| Application Examples
Beckhoff RSA Team |
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15h45 |
Summary and
Discussion, Q&A |
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16h00 |
End of Seminar |
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Venues:
Nov 13, 2012 | Johannesburg
Hakunamatata
Nov 14, 2012 | Cape Town
Ruslamere
Nov 15, 2012 | Durban
Tala Game Reserve
Supported by:
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