As in 2011, turnout to the second POWERLINK Day in Salzburg as a meeting point for Automation equipment manufacturers and B&R automation systems customers exceeded expectations. It is now clearly established as a forum for decision makers and sales managers of automation component and system manufacturers with its focus on integration of the real-time Industrial Ethernet protocol POWERLINK and the field bus independent network integrated safety control system openSAFETY.
Aside of numerous presentations on implementation issues by technology partners such as Texas Instruments, on challenges imposed by changing market requirements by experts like Innotec Safety and on strategic devel-opments by B&R, attendees to the 2012 POWELINK Day took the opportunity to exchange views with B&R systems customers.
The latter shared their experiences with POWERLINK for fast and reliable data communication between control computers and field devices such as sensors and actuators, including motion controllers and motors. One main aspect of the discussions was the potential of POWERLINK and openSAFETY to simplify design and manufacturing of production plant and machines with cutting-edge efficiency.
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