CC-Link IE supports Industry 4.0 applications with unmatched bandwidth for real time “big data” manufacturing. It offers full gigabit operation from field devices to IT systems, and allows control, safety, motion and production data all on the same network with no loss of performance.
The CLPA is an international organization founded in 2000 dedicated to the technical development and promotion of the CC-Link family of open automation networks. The CLPA’s key network technology is CC-Link IE, the world’s first and only open gigabit Ethernet for automation. Currently the CLPA has over 2,800 member companies worldwide, with over 1,500 certified products available from more than 300 manufacturers. CC-Link is the leading open industrial automation network technology in Asia and is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and the Americas.
Position to OPC UA
At the 2016 Hannover Fair, the CLPA signed a memorandum of understanding with the OPCF to incorporate OPC UA technology into CC-Link IE. CC-Link IE is the world’s first and only open gigabit Ethernet for automation.
See here: Video “OPC UA and CC-Link” by Takeshi Tominaga