China  adopts  EtherCAT  as  a  national  technology  standard

中國(guó)采用EtherCAT為國(guó)家推薦性標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

October21, 2014--EtherCAT has seen strong global use for more than 10 years, and accordingly, the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) has indeed grown into a global organization. A new milestone – not only for the ETG, but for the technology itself – was achieved today: EtherCAT is now a national technology standard in China. On October 21st, Dr. Wei Sun, representative of the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), made the announcement at a ceremony in Beijing.

10月21日消息——EtherCAT 協(xié)議在全球已有10余年的應(yīng)用，EtherCAT 技術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)（ETG）也已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)國(guó)際化組織。現(xiàn)在，無(wú)論是對(duì)ETG還是 EtherCAT 技術(shù)本身來(lái)說(shuō)，迎來(lái)了一個(gè)新的里程碑——EtherCAT 成為中國(guó)推薦性國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。孫維博士代表中國(guó)國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化管理委員會(huì)（SAC）在北京的儀式上宣布了這一消息。

Hosted by ITEI president, Prof. Jinsong Ouyang, the event brought together numerous experts from a wide range of industries on October 21st in the official guest house of the Chinese government. There, SAC Director, Dr. Wei Sun announced EtherCAT as National Standard GB/T 31230 in China.

10月21日，ITEI所長(zhǎng)歐陽(yáng)勁松教授在北京釣魚臺(tái)國(guó)賓館主持了官方發(fā)布會(huì)，來(lái)自多個(gè)領(lǐng)域的眾多專家齊聚一堂見證這一里程碑事件。中國(guó)國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化管理委員會(huì)主任孫維博士宣布EtherCAT成為GB/T 31230中國(guó)推薦性國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

As a special highlight, Chinese company representatives shared experiences with their numerous EtherCAT systems and applications with the audience and explained the benefits realized through implementation. When Yunying Huang, Vice President of Shenyang Machine Tool R&D Institute Shanghai, introduced the company’s new, intelligent i5 CNC machine tool entirely based on EtherCAT, he emphasized that performance, openness, and the large product selection available from many of the world’s largest vendors were the main decisive factors for selecting EtherCAT. Dr. Frank de Schepper, CEO of Wenzhou-headquartered SIBONAC Laser Technologies, which is also heavily involved in CNC applications, reported the benefits of EtherCAT for his company: “The EtherCAT protocol is open, easier to use, and faster than alterntive protocols.”

作為發(fā)布會(huì)的一大亮點(diǎn)，來(lái)自中國(guó)不同廠商的代表和與會(huì)者分享了他們各自在 EtherCAT系統(tǒng)實(shí)施和應(yīng)用方面的經(jīng)驗(yàn)并闡述了其好處。來(lái)自沈陽(yáng)機(jī)床上海研究院的黃云鷹副總經(jīng)理為大家展示了沈陽(yáng)機(jī)床基于EtherCAT研發(fā)的全新i5智能數(shù)控平臺(tái)，他強(qiáng)調(diào)了EtherCAT優(yōu)越的性能，開放性以及廣泛的產(chǎn)品選擇是其采用 EtherCAT 的最主要決定因素。溫州SIBONAC激光技術(shù)公司首席執(zhí)行官Frank de Schepper博士談到EtherCAT 對(duì)于其公司的價(jià)值：“EtherCAT 協(xié)議充分開放，通訊速度更快，使用和實(shí)施更為簡(jiǎn)單。選擇EtherCAT 是我們公司的長(zhǎng)期戰(zhàn)略。”

In addition, Prof. Ji Huan from Beihang University explained from a research point of view how CNC machines benefit from EtherCAT. Huan stated: “Besides the performance, I see the main advantage of EtherCAT for Chinese users and implementers alike being the excellent support that the technology enjoys in China. Training classes and workshops, sample code, documentation, and implementation support, as well as test and certification services, are readily available.” In close cooperation with ITEI, several ETG member companies from China, as well as the local EtherCAT Competence Center at Beihang University in Beijing, contributed significantly to the completion of the standard.

此外，來(lái)自北京航空航天大學(xué)Ji Huan教授從其研究的角度出發(fā)解釋了CNC機(jī)器設(shè)備如何受益于EtherCAT。Huan教授表示：“除了EtherCAT 卓越的性能，我看到EtherCAT 為中國(guó)用戶提供了充分便利的條件學(xué)習(xí)和使用該技術(shù)，如培訓(xùn)、專題研討會(huì)、樣本代碼、各種文檔手冊(cè)、實(shí)施支持，以及測(cè)試和一致性認(rèn)證等均可有。”通過(guò)與ITEI的緊密合作，中國(guó)的一些ETG 會(huì)員公司和北京航空航天大學(xué)的EtherCAT一致性測(cè)試中心為國(guó)標(biāo)化工作做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。

The worldwide adoption of EtherCAT, especially in China today, was clearly demonstrated in the presentations of Martin Rostan, Executive Director of the EtherCAT Technology Group, as well as Beryl Fan, Manager of the ETG China office in Beijing.“With over 400 local members, the ETG has grown tremendously in China, particularly over the past few years. Acceptance as a Chinese National Standard is a significant milestone for our organization. With this development it will now be even easier for end users, manufacturers, and vendors to understand, implement, and use EtherCAT in the future,”explained Fan.

EtherCAT 技術(shù)協(xié)會(huì)主席Martin Rostan 先生以及ETG 中國(guó)經(jīng)理范斌女士在發(fā)布會(huì)上詳細(xì)介紹了EtherCAT 技術(shù)在全球范圍的應(yīng)用，特別是在中國(guó)的實(shí)施和應(yīng)用 情況。范斌表示：“中國(guó)本土 ETG 會(huì)員在迅速增長(zhǎng)，目前已經(jīng)達(dá)到 400 多家。成為中國(guó)推薦性國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn) 是 EtherCAT 技術(shù)及 ETG 發(fā)展的里程碑。基于這樣的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，EtherCAT 將更加易于中國(guó)的最終 用戶，制造商和產(chǎn)品供應(yīng)商理解，實(shí)施和使用。”

Rostan adds: “China is growing into the world’s largest automation market, and we are pleased to see the outstanding adoption rate of EtherCAT within this market in all kinds of applications, from machine controls, power generation and distribution, to mobile applications, scientific systems, and beyond. Becoming a recommended national standard in China will further boost the success of EtherCAT, providing even more local language access to the technology and ensuring acceptance in all publicly-funded projects.”

Martin Rostan補(bǔ)充道：“中國(guó)正在成長(zhǎng)為世界上最大的自動(dòng)化市場(chǎng)，而我們非常欣喜的看到在所有類型的機(jī)器控制，發(fā)電和輸配電，車輛控制系統(tǒng)，科學(xué)系統(tǒng)及更多的領(lǐng)域內(nèi)， EtherCAT 都擁有很高的采納率。而現(xiàn)在成為一個(gè)中國(guó)推薦性國(guó)家標(biāo)準(zhǔn)將進(jìn)一步 EtherCAT 的 成功，因?yàn)樗鼘⒁员镜卣Z(yǔ)言提供該技術(shù)規(guī)范并確保其在所有公共投資的項(xiàng)目中被采納。”

The ceremony closed with live demonstrations of various EtherCAT systems featuring Chinese and international EtherCAT products.

在發(fā)布會(huì)的最后，EtherCAT供應(yīng)商提供的多套EtherCAT系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行實(shí)時(shí)演示，展示了多種來(lái)自國(guó)內(nèi)外的EtherCAT產(chǎn)品。