The high-performance motion-bus networkis now installed in Compax3 servo drives.

Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion controltechnology, is pleased to announce the release of its EtherCAT fieldbusoption.

EtherCAT is an open, real-time, high-speedmotion-bus network that operates over fast Ethernet at 100 Mbit. It isa fast-growing industrial network and, similar to other Ethernet-basedmotion-bus networks, it offers speeds that are faster than DeviceNet, ModbusTCPand Profibus.

Parker’s Compax3 servo drives utilize EtherCATas a controlled node and implement the standard CAN over EtherCAT DS402object library. This standardized implementation improves the ability towork directly with third-party EtherCAT managing nodes on the market.

The Compax3 with EtherCAT has already beensuccessfully employed in tube bending, pharmaceutical automation, lifescience and packaging applications.