Press Release

At the end of October, the 2024 Japanese EtherCAT Plug Fest of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) took place in Yokohama, Japan. The event offered participants a valuable opportunity to test the interoperability of their 9 EtherCAT MainDevices and 10 EtherCAT SubDevices. Using the knowledge gained, they will be able to improve compatibility and optimize their products for use in the field.

Four companies attended the event for the first time and contributed significantly to the dynamic and diversity of the event. In addition to the interoperability tests, the meeting also focused on the personal exchange between the attendees and with the EtherCAT experts on site, which helped with identifying and solving technological challenges.

The employees of the Japanese ETG office, who organized and were on-site hosting the event, explain: “The increase in the number of participating companies made the 2024 Japanese EtherCAT Plug Fest a special event this year. While the events were already characterized by great success in the past, the atmosphere was further enlivened by the new faces and the great interest in the topics of EtherCAT interoperability.”

The EtherCAT Plug Fests take place at regular intervals in Europe, Japan, Korea and North America. All information on future dates can be found online at www.ethercat.org/events.

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The participants of the 2024 Japanese EtherCAT Plug Fest in Yokohama.