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EtherCAT Technology Group

PO Box 1305
Port Orchard, WA 98366
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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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How Time-Sensitive Networking enables Ethernet to merge multiple traffic types on the same network.
July 8, 2022
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A look at how the OPC UA and MQTT industrial communications methods enable interoperability between automation devices and systems.
June 24, 2022

Blogs

Bosch Rexroth and National Instruments Partner on Motion Control
A matched control and drive system designed for automating the test and measurement of machinery combines National Instruments’ controller and programming environment with Bosch...
Aug. 28, 2015
Replacing Fieldbus with Ethernet?
A reader questions a statement about Ethernet replacing fieldbus and opens up an interesting discussion about the application and status of both communication technologies.
Aug. 28, 2013

News

New Industrial Technology Partnerships
Two announcements made at Hannover Fair 2015—one involving the EtherCAT Trade Group and OPC Foundation and the other involving Bosch Rexroth and National Instruments—highlight...
April 30, 2015
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Membership growth at the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has reached another major milestone: With the addition of Airbus Operations GmbH, the ETG recently passed the 3000 member...
Dec. 17, 2014
ITEI’s Dr. Dan Liu introduces the Chinese EtherCAT standard.
The EtherCAT Technology Group, which recently welcomed the organization’s 1000th member from Asia, announced another milestone in the global adoption of this industrial Ethernet...
Nov. 11, 2014
ETG representative Florian Häfele (right) awarded the first official North American conformance certificate to Watlow's Stan Breitlow.
The RMZ temperature controller from Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company (http://www.watlow.com), is the first EtherCAT device to pass conformance testing in the newly-opened...
June 20, 2014
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The newly-opened North American EtherCAT Test Center (ETC) has reached its first milestone: Watlow’s RMZ Temperature Controller is the first EtherCAT device to pass conformance...
May 30, 2014
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The Industrial Ethernet system is the core technology of modern control architectures and is incredibly important in influencing the overall performance and costs of a plant. ...
April 24, 2014
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In parallel to its marketing efforts for Hanover Fair 2014, the website run by the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) – www.ethercat.org – just received a facelift. The changes focused...
April 16, 2014
EtherCat Semiconductor Working Group meeting
New device standard and nine device profiles enable mass flow controllers or vacuum valves to be implemented directly into the EtherCAT system.
July 10, 2013
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Automotive parts supplier, ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has become the 2,000th member of the EtherCAT Technology Group fieldbus organization.
Jan. 28, 2013
Representatives from leading industrial Ethernet networking protocols will assemble for a panel discussion that will take place at The Automation Conference on May 23, 2012 in...
April 26, 2012

Articles

EtherCAT devices come in form factors such as this PCB-board pluggable EJ terminal, standard EL slice, and machine-mountable EtherCAT box module from Beckhoff Automation. Source: Beckhoff Automation
Why more than 7,000 companies rely on an Ethernet-based industrial networking protocol without IP addresses and switches.
Aug. 29, 2023
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As a vendor-independent standard that allows on Ethernet, TSN is poised to converge IT and operations networks. But some challenges remain in terms of cost, complexity, and need...
Nov. 3, 2022
Fieldbus organizations like the EtherCAT Technology Group acknowledge the value of OPC UA and see it as a complementary standard in industrial control networking. Courtesy: EtherCAT Technology Group
This second installment in a four-part series on key industrial network technologies explains why OPC UA continues to be recognized as the global interoperability method of choice...
May 17, 2022
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Long before Industry 4.0 and cloud-connected architectures became possible, innovators championed PC-based technologies for industrial automation.
May 14, 2022
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As the TSN standard nears completion, excitement is growing over the prospect of bringing IT and OT closer together. Industrial protocol associations have been working hard with...
Aug. 14, 2020
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Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
July 26, 2019
New Technologies Extend the Life of Legacy Fieldbus Networks
Neither Ethernet nor fieldbus have all the answers for industrial applications. Suppliers and industry groups are working on ways forward that take into consideration the needs...
Jan. 24, 2019
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For one machine builder and its commercial printer customer, advanced servo drive technology and the high-speed motion capabilities of an EtherCAT network were essential upgrades...
Aug. 6, 2014
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An exclusive Automation World survey asks how interest in legacy field bus technology is holding up in the face of industrial Ethernet advances. Results reveal some concerns, ...
Dec. 6, 2013
Fieldbus or Ethernet? Fiber optic cabling? Managed switch? These are a few of the infrastructure decisions that need to be considered.
Feb. 5, 2013

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Users are taking advantage of the different ways suppliers are exploiting Ethernet and the various communications protocols available to distribute I/O devices.
Jan. 25, 2013
Engineers know that Ethernet is a stable and well-known industrial network, but building determinism into the network to enable control has been an issue that is now solvable....
Feb. 2, 2012
Now sanctioned by global industry standards, safety networks are increasingly desirable in the U.S. Here’s how both process industry users and manufacturing machine users benefit...
Feb. 2, 2012