EtherCAT Technology Group

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has once again called upon its members for a Plug Fest, this time focused particularly on developers and manufacturers of devices featuring Safety over EtherCAT …

The EtherCAT success saga goes on: The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) now announces approximately 88 million EtherCAT nodes deployed globally. Even if the growth rate from recent years cannot be …

In June, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) held the 2024 European EtherCAT Plug Fest, one of the organization’s most popular developer meetings. The event took place in Hattersheim, Germany, at …

With the assignment of the 4000th EtherCAT Vendor ID, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) once again underlines the outstanding diversity of EtherCAT manufacturers. The Vendor ID is mandatory for manufacturers …

The strong growth of EtherCAT continues: the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) now counts a total of 77 million EtherCAT nodes worldwide, with 18 million added in 2023 alone. These figures …

In December, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) invited all members to its second Plug Fest, which was geared toward developers and manufacturers of devices with Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) functionality. …

The aim of the EtherCAT Technology Group Working Group, founded in 2011, is to develop EtherCAT standards for the semiconductor industry. While the basic technology – i.e., the “how” of …

20 years of EtherCAT and 20 years of EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG): This is something to celebrate. To mark these milestones, Beckhoff invited guests to a gala dinner in the …

For the first time since EtherCAT was introduced 20 years ago, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) is publishing node figures. Excluding modular I/O devices, ETG counts 59.1 million nodes, with …

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) successfully launched the EtherCAT International Technology Week (ITW) world series, which took place in an online format from November 21 to 25, 2022. As a …

6819 days in office: Prof. Dr. Peter Heidrich was elected in the beginning of 2004 as a member of the Board of Directors at the first Membership Assembly of the …

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. …

The space industry is known for the fact that only the best is good enough for it: after all, applications in orbit have particularly high requirements with regard to reliability; …

Recently, the 20th meeting of the Semiconductor Technical Working Group of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG), the so-called TWG Semi, took place. The digital meeting provided time not only for …

After SPS in Nuremberg had to take a break last year due to the pandemic, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) is even more pleased to be back at the event …