POWERLINK Association China commences work

 

The POWERLINK Association China has celebrated its establishment with an official ceremony at the Xishan Baodao Garden Hotel in Suzhou. The association was founded by B&R together with Advantech, Kinco, SAIC, SIPAI, Shandong University as well as further companies and research institutions in order to satisfy the growing demand of the Chinese market.The rapid pace of economic development in China has resulted in high growth rates for Chinese automation manufacturers and a high demand for suitable real-time communication systems. The Chinese automation market has two distinguishing features: firstly, many producers choose to equip their relatively new production facilities with Industrial Ethernet networks from the start. Secondly, unlike in Europe, software users are opposed to restrictions through software licenses and corresponding fees. This background provides ideal conditions for the open source technology POWERLINK. More information about the POWERLINK Association China is available at www.ethernet-powerlink.cn. The association's email address is info.cn@ethernet-powerlink.cn, and its telephone number is +86.21.54 64 48 03.

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