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ETG successfully participated in IAS

November 9th to 13th, 2010, EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) attended with a Joint Booth at the IAS tradeshow in Shanghai, China.

13 member companies showed 25 different products on the ETG booth, including EtherCAT controller, I/O, servo drives, HMI, software, valves, encoder, CNC systems, PC104 equipment as well as development tools etc. Also three local Chinese ETG member companies joined the booth and presented their own products on the booth, which is specially a highlight. These EtherCAT implementations from local companies show the success of the technology as well as strengthen the confidence for other members in China.

The excellent EtherCAT technology which has been well-tested by practice and oriented for the future was well known to most of the visitors. By visiting the associated booth in the exhibition, they took the change to get more knowledge about the current situation of EtherCAT. Through the rapid development of the community in China as well as worldwide, companies are more confident to implement EtherCAT into their devices. EtherCAT is getting more and more popular at the Chinese market by an increasing number of products and applications. This development of the technology will help to continue the EtherCAT success story.

During the IAS, ETG office China attended the 6th CIIF • MM • China Automation Days (Industrial Communication Boosts High Speed and Intelligent Development of Machines) and introduced EtherCAT technology to the audience. ETG also had a presentation on EtherCAT products news and a technology press meeting.