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VITAL SUPPORT FOR CC-Link product developers
The CLPA, the organisation that governs and promotes the use of CC-Link, the open automation network in Asia, has announced support to help device and component manufacturers develop products with this ‘must have’ technology for sales in Asia onboard
Left: the CLPA has announced support to help device and component
manufacturers develop products with CC-Link technology onboard
HOW TO APPLY The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) is an international organisation with over 2,100 member companies worldwide and a global network of offices in key markets to help achieve the partners’ common objective of promotion and technical development of the family of CC-Link open network technologies. The CLPA called eligible companies in Germany, Italy and the UK to discuss the G2A programme during the first quarter of 2014, but the support is open to any company, from any region that qualifies. All the key details and an application
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n order to qualify for what can amount to several thousand Euros
worth of support, businesses must meet certain criteria and commitments for developing devices. John Browett, general manager of the CLPA claims these qualifications, “Are not onerous and have only been put in place to make sure the funding is going to the right companies.” The funding forms part of the CC-Link
Partner Association’s (CLPA) Gateway to Asia programme which includes China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and India, plus other growing economies in the region.
WHO BENEFITS? Any manufacturing or software development company that is involved in producing products that are used in a manufacturing, processing or other automated environments, and is planning on selling or exporting to Asia, should be interested. There are currently over 12 million CC-Link devices installed around the world and that number is growing both in Asia and in Europe, so it is certainly a requirement for full access to those markets.
24 JULY/AUGUST 2014 | AUTOMATION Companies that take part will be joining
many market leaders who are already active members, such as Balluff, 3M, FESTO and Weidmüller.
WHAT IS INCLUDED? CC-Link is an open automation network technology that allows field devices from various manufacturers to be mixed and matched within a control network so that users are not constrained to a single make of products. The CLPA is the organisation of manufacturers and users of CC-Link technologies. It is responsible for the technical development of the network and promotes its adoption on a worldwide basis. One of the CLPA’s most successful
initiatives has been Gateway to Asia (‘G2A’), which helps European automation companies increase their business in Asia by using CC-Link as an enabling technology. The support package covers items such as ASIC’s to embed in development devices, technical support in development and then marketing support including fairs, road shows and advertising to promote the products in Asia.
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Below: CC-Link, the leading open automation network in Asia, enables field devices from various manufacturers to be mixed and matched within a control network
form can be found at
funding.clpa.eu.\ In other news CLPA has recently
opened a physical gateway with a new office in Turkey. The aim will be to serve a region that is expected to see sustained industrial growth for the next decade or more. For full details visit
www.connectingindustry.com/turkey.
CLPA Europe
www.clpa-europe.com T: 07768 338 708
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