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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ETG News

SPS 2022: ETG Joint Booth

Oct 2022 | From Nov 8 - 10, 2022, the ETG will be exhibiting at this year’s SPS 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. Together with 55 co-exhibitor companies we’ll show again more than 500 products and solutions with EtherCAT at our ETG Joint Booth in Hall 5, Booth 310. More...

Two more seminars in Norway in October this year!

Oct 2022 | Due to high demand, the ETG is happy to announce the following new seminars in Norway: October 25 in Molde and October 26 in Ålesund. More...

EtherCAT University Tour 2022 in the Netherlands

Oct 2022 | The inaugural EtherCAT University Tour 2022 is taking place from October 11 to 13 in the Netherlands. More...

Karl Weber receives IEC 1906 Award!

Sep 2022 | EtherCAT Technology Group is happy to announce, that IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) presented Karl Weber with the prestigious “1906” Award for his many years of dedicated service to the IEC. More...

ETG resumes in-person activities in China

Aug 2022 | As the impact of the epidemic wanes, ETG has gradually resumed its in-person marketing activities worldwide. To help the Chinese manufacturing industry improve its international competitiveness, ETG and Beckhoff will hold an EtherCAT roadshow in Wuhan on September 1st. More...

Face-to-face events are back!

Jul 2022 | After the pandemic brought things to an abrupt halt, most business events are now starting again in Europe in a face-to-face format and with an active participation of the EtherCAT Technology Group. More...

Successful ETG Member Meetings in Asia

Jul 2022 | In July 2022, a tradition was revived and after a two-year break the 11th ETG Member Meeting Korea, and 16th Member Meeting Japan could be again held as face-to-face events. These meetings were very well received by members: The events were similarly well attended to the pre-pandemic time. More...

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2022: On-site + Online Exhibition

Jul 2022 | ETG will be exhibiting at the East Hall (Booth No. 1B-0) on July 20-22. In the online exhibition (July 25-29), ETG Office Japan will introduce basic EtherCAT communication technology with video clips. Information on the latest EtherCAT products available in Japan will also be included. More...

New Brochure of EtherCAT Available in Korean

Jul 2022 | The new EtherCAT brochure is available in Korean. On the ETG website, there are EtherCAT brochures in seven languages – Korean, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese. More...

11th ETG Member Meeting in Korea

Jul 2022 | On July 1, 2022 the 11th ETG Member Meeting Korea took place. More than 100 participants from 44 member companies gathered in Mayfield Hotel in Seoul and learned about Korean ETG activities, presented by the local ETG team. More...

Latest Product Entries

IMC-21A Series by Moxa

Oct 2022 | Moxa's IMC-21A series are the 10/100BaseT(X)-to-100BaseFX Ethernet-to-Fiber Media Converter specifically design for the industrial harsh environment and reliability requirement.

Atlas2 Plus

Sep 2022 | Procentec’s Atlas2 Plus is an effective tool for everyone in industrial automation who is involved with reducing downtime.

Dunamis StepServo EtherCAT by MOVENSYS

Aug 2022 | MOVENSYS' Dunamis StepServo EtherCAT Series is a closed loop stepping system, and it consists of a variety of drive and motor lineups (20~86mm) such as pulse train, built-in controller, integrated type, and network support type.

Dunamis Step EtherCAT by MOVENSYS

Aug 2022 | MOVENSYS' Dunamis Step EtherCAT Series is a micro stepping system, which suppresses vibration and enables high-speed operation (Software Damping), and high-performance DSP can detect step-out without a sensor.

Dunamis MCX-CM210 by MOVENSYS

Aug 2022 | MOVENSYS' Dunamis MCX-CM210 is a compact embedded system designed to implement various applications through configuration suitable for industrial environments.

BHY-IO EtherCAT Series by MOVENSYS

Aug 2022 | MOVENSYS' Dunamis BHY-IO EtherCAT Series supports the connection of various devices without topology restrictions, and allows peripheral devices to be easily with simple wiring without additional circuits to control them.

NMF-EC by PAIX

Aug 2022 | NMF-EC, released by PAIX in Korea, is an EtherCAT-based digital and analog input/output slave. It was developed as a modular extension structure in consideration of the flexibility and economic feasibility of equipment design, and various functions are applied for user convenience.

UNIGATE® IC2 EtherCAT by Deutschmann

Aug 2022 | Powerful embedded module with ARM Cortex-M4 processor. Core component for IIoT. The All-in-one bus node implements EtherCAT directly in a device or in a sensor system.

IDX 70 by maxon

Aug 2022 | maxon's «IDX 70» are compact, high-performance, IP 65-protected, brushless DC drives with either integrated positioning controller or speed controller particularly suitable for the use in harsh environmental conditions.

SOMANET Circulo 7 by Synapticon

Aug 2022 | High-performance servo drive, position sensors, IO, brake control, functional safety and mechanical integration in one unit

SOMANET Circulo 9 by Synapticon

Aug 2022 | High-performance servo drive, position sensors, IO, brake control, functional safety, and mechanical integration in one unit

FPGA based KSJ master board LZ202

Aug 2022 | High-performance embedded master board with FPGA-based original master stack (woking on Xilinx Zynq 7000 series)

IDMma by ACS Motion Control

Jul 2022 | 2 or 4 Axis DS402 EtherCAT® Intelligent Drive Module up to 10/20A at 150VDC

Ganged Modular Jacks by Amphenol Canada

Jul 2022 | Amphenol introduces the RJE72 Series ganged Cat5e receptacles to support EtherCAT connectivity between Industrial control systems and peripheral devices like Operator interfaces, servo drives, robots, gateways, sensors, etc

ctrlX CORE by Bosch Rexroth

Jul 2022 | The compact control system ctrlX CORE has set new standards in the field of automation technology. ctrlX CORE is a complete Linux-based control platform and is highly open, stable and secure.

 


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