EtherCAT Technology Group opens test center in Japan 

EtherCAT技術組在日本成立測試中心

August 6, 2009 – To best serve the large number of EtherCAT device vendors in Japan, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has opened the first EtherCAT Test Center (ETC) outside of Europe in Kyoto, Japan. This new ETC for conformance testing is operated by the Advanced Software Technology and Mechatronics Research Institute of Kyoto (ASTEM).

8月6日消息——為了給日本大部分的EtherCAT設備供應商提供最好的服務，EtherCAT技術組在日本京都開設了歐洲以外的第一家EtherCAT測試中心。作為一致性測試的該新EtherCAT測試中心由先進軟件技術公司和京都機電一體化研究所共同運營。

At the opening ceremony for the Kyoto ETC, ASTEM President and Professor, Dr. Yukihiro Nakamura underlined the extensive experience of his institute with conformance testing. ASTEM has been in charge of operating fieldbus testing facilities since 1996. “We are proud that with EtherCAT we are now supporting the newest, most exciting generation of communication technology, for which many implementations in Japan and Asia are already under way,” Dr. Nakamura said. Martin Rostan, ETG Executive Director and Dr. Nakamura signed the ETC cooperation agreement at the event. For the “ribbon” cutting ceremony, the ribbon had been replaced with a yellow Ethernet cable, symbolizing the core technology used by EtherCAT.

在京都EtherCAT測試中心的開幕式上，京都機電一體化研究所主席中村幸博士強調了其研究所對一致性測試的豐富經驗。京都機電一體化研究所自1996年起就已經負責運營現場總線測試設施。“我們感到自豪的是，通過EtherCAT技術我們現在支持最新的、最令人興奮的新一代通信技術，而這個技術目前在日本和亞洲已經取得了大量的實施應用，”中村博士表示。EtherCAT技術組執行主任Martin Rostan與中村博士在儀式上簽署了合作協議。在剪彩儀式上，緞帶被一根黃色的以太網電纜代替，象征著 EtherCAT使用的核心技術。

Takeshi Kameda, ETG Representative Japan, highlighted the short, but successful history of EtherCAT in Japan:”By establishing the first test center outside Europe in Kyoto, the ETG clearly honors both the rapid growth of the organization in this country as well as its strong automation device vendor community, which is adopting EtherCAT at a rapid pace,” he said. “Having an EtherCAT Test Center here will further increase the acceptance of EtherCAT in Japan.”

EtherCAT技術組日本代表龜田武強調了EtherCAT技術在日本短暫而成功的歷史：“通過在京都建立歐洲以外的第一個測試中心，EtherCAT技術組明確地贊揚了該組織在日本的快速發展以及其強大的自動化設備供應商隊伍，而EtherCAT技術的采用在這些供應商之間快速發展，”他表示。“在這里開設一家EtherCAT測試中心將進一步增加EtherCAT技術在日本的采用。”

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives from the city of Kyoto as well as from local ETG member Omron, who is providing initial technical support to establish the test center, but is not involved in its operation. ASTEMs EtherCAT Test Center personnel are receiving training at the original EtherCAT Test Center in Nuremberg, Germany, in order to ensure a uniform test process regardless of the Test Center location. The Kyoto Test Center will be fully operational in a few weeks from now, serving the Japanese as well as the overall Asian EtherCAT community.

京都市的代表以及當地EtherCAT技術組成員歐姆龍公司出席了開幕式。歐姆龍公司為該測試中心提供最初的技術支持，但不涉及中心的運營。京都機電一體化研究所EtherCAT測試中心的人員正在接受德國紐倫堡原EtherCAT測試中心的培訓，以確保無論在哪個測試中心都有一個統一的測試過程。京都測試中心將從現在開始的數周內全面運作，為日本以及全亞洲的EtherCAT隊伍提供服務。

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) is an organization in which key user companies from various industries and leading automation suppliers join forces to support, promote and advance EtherCAT technology. With over 1,000 members from 47 countries, the EtherCAT Technology Group has become the largest organization in the world that is exclusively focused on Industrial Ethernet technologies. Founded in November 2003, it is also currently the fastest growing fieldbus organization. 

EtherCAT技術組是一個由來自不同行業和領先的自動化供應商等關鍵用戶公司組成的機構，他們共同致力于支持、促進和推動EtherCAT技術。EtherCAT技術組擁有來自47個國家的一千多名成員，已經成為專注于工業以太網技術的全球最大組織。EtherCAT技術組成立于2003年11月，也是目前發展最快的現場總線機構。