A range of CC-Link IE TSN-certified industrial automation devices from Mitsubishi Electric will be put through their paces at the Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) Plugfest on September 26-27 at the University of Stuttgart in Germany, as part of the organization’s Testbed on Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN). The presence of Mitsubishi Electric’s solutions in the test track attests to the commitment of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) to drive compatibility and ultimately support network convergence.
The IIC Plugfest offers an opportunity to run TSN testbed scenarios, as infrastructure providers can validate their ability to meet IEEE 802.1 standards. This provides organizations and automation vendors with the chance to establish value-adding network ecosystems that successfully incorporate the innovative technology to benefit end users in the discrete-manufacturing space.
Mitsubishi Electric will take part in the Plugfest with its master and slave modules that incorporate CC-Link IE TSN, the open industrial Ethernet with both TSN functions and gigabit bandwidth.
With more than 100 CC-Link IE TSN-certified automation products, Mitsubishi Electric can offer a range of TSN solutions for the operational technology (OT) domain without the need for switches. The company’s participation in the event will validate interoperability between local stations and other vendors’ switches. This is an important step toward delivering convergence, which will ultimately help to bring the entire automation industry and digital manufacturing closer to merging OT with the information technology (IT) world.
“Collaborative, cross-industry opportunities such as the IIC Plugfest are a must to build the open, interconnected network ecosystems of the future, where node interoperability is guaranteed,” said Tom Burke, global strategic advisor at CLPA. “The CLPA strongly believes in the importance of driving key technical innovations in network technologies to support digital manufacturing, and we are proud to see CC-Link IE TSN used during the event. This provides a clear demonstration of how the real-world applications of our solution can be realized and how it can drive convergence.”
CLPA is an international organization founded in 2000 and dedicated to the technical development and promotion of the CC-Link open industrial network family. CLPA has more than 3,800 corporate members worldwide and more than 2,000 compatible products available from more than 340 manufacturers. Around 30 million devices using CLPA technology are in use worldwide.
