
ETG specifies one-cable solution
At SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat P', the transmission of data and power via a single cable. The ETG has now also specified the technology.
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At SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Beckhoff presented 'Ethercat P', the transmission of data and power via a single cable. The ETG has now also specified the technology.

The FIO Safety I/O 4DI/2DO safety Ethercat terminal from Kuhnke is a digital input/output terminal with four safe input channels and two safe output channels.

The IP67-rated 'Slim Line' Allen-Bradley IO-Link master ArmorBlock from Rockwell Automation allows users to access detailed sensor diagnostics in harsh operating environments.

Network technology meets automation
Until now, grid technology and system control have been separate worlds. With a grid measurement and monitoring module integrated into the industrial controller, Bachmann aims to bridge this gap in future.

The Lapp Group, a provider of integrated solutions in cable and connection technology, has acquired two companies: Ceam Cavi Speciali and Fender Cables. The Stuttgart-based company intends to strengthen its position in the field of data transmission, among other things.

After TTTech, Innovasic is now another switch provider to present a test kit that includes all the necessary tools to evaluate the features of the future IEEE 802.1 Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards.
Cables that have to follow the movements of robots or machines are exposed to high loads. This makes choosing the right cable all the more important.

In the Networking Solutions division, Vipa has added intelligent Ethernet switches to its product range. The modules, equipped with five or eight ports, have compact dimensions and are available as unmanaged or managed Ethernet switches.

Harting Electronics from Espelkamp and Hirose Electric have agreed on the joint development, product standardization and marketing of a miniaturized connection technology system for 10Gbit Ethernet.
While end devices could previously be supplied with 15 or 25 W via data cable, transmission of up to 100 W is now on the horizon - enough to power a laptop. Power over Ethernet is becoming more powerful and more interesting for users for several reasons.