In an ever increasing plethora of CC-Link IE Certified products, the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), along with Hilscher announces the release of the Hilscher PCI Express card as well as a Low Profile PCI Express card for CC-Link IE Field. With the introduction of this product, Hilscher is expanding the range of its cifX PC…
CC-Link IE TSN — Accelerate smart factory with TSN technology
The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) has created a new industrial open network specification CC Link IE TSN as the next-generation CC-Link IE network … and is the first to offer a TSN network specification. Sponsored content by John Wozniak, P.E. Manager CC-Link Partner Association — Americas This CC-Link IE TSN specification is the first to…
CC-Link IE Field Basic Certification is no cost when CLPA Partner completes the Conformance testing
John Wozniak, P.E., CLPA-Americas Manager CC-Link IE Field Basic can now be certified by the partner at no cost. By completing the CC-Link IE Field Basic CLPA Conformance testing, the CLPA partner can certify any CC-Link IE Field Basic product at no cost; the partner is only required to complete the CLPA certified testing and…
Bringing slip rings into the digital manufacturing age
Traditionally used to provide continuous power and data communication to equipment mounted on a rotating assembly, slip rings have been developed to help new and existing machinery enter the Industry 4.0 era with high-speed data connectivity. One company, Conductix-Wampfler, chose CC-Link IE open gigabit Ethernet for connectivity for its range of slip rings. Conductix-Wampfler is…
CLPA highlights growth of CC-Link IE development solutions
The CLPA displayed a variety of industry standard development solutions for CC-Link IE, CC-Link IE Field Basic and their fieldbus counterpart CC-Link at SPS/IPC/Drives 2017. The group also launched new IEFB development solutions by two key CLPA partners, Hilscher and Texas Instruments (TI). The Hilscher solution is an extension of their industry standard netX platform…
CC-Link IE, the ‘Missing Link’ in Industry 4.0
Much of the promise of Industry 4.0 is based upon seamless interconnectivity between production machines, enterprise systems and sources of data in the wider world. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key foundation of that interconnectivity, providing low cost, easily integrated sensors, actuators and systems. Yet in most production environments today, true integration…
CC-Link Partner Association brings on Cisco as board member
The Nagoya, Japan-based CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), whose objective is to promote the widespread use of the Ethernet-based industrial open network CC-Link IE, has announced that Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) will join the CLPA as a new board member. The two organizations will collaborate on promoting solutions based on CC-Link IE. Cisco’s participation in…
Managing energy
Energy management is firmly on the agenda of many organizations, particularly manufacturing companies whose energy consumption is typically higher than that of non-manufacturers. In addition to their concerns about meeting energy efficiency regulations, many companies now realize that efficient use of energy is simply good business. The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) announced that it has…