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This article is taken from Pepperl+Fuchs article. This is product technology update on how Pepperl+Fuchs developed the Ethernet-APL rail field switch, which is the first product to enable direct, fast, and barrier-free access to the field devices of a process plant via Ethernet-APL.
2018 saw the official launch of a project that is still unique in the process industry today: Renowned manufacturers joined forces to develop a technology that closes a crucial gap—an Ethernet that is suitable for the specific requirements of the process industry. This finally paves the way for Industry 4.0 applications and IIoT in this market.
Together with the companies ABB, Endress+Hauser, Krohne, Phoenix Contact, Rockwell Automation, SAMSON, Siemens, Stahl, Vega, Emerson, and Yokogawa, Pepperl+Fuchs worked on standardizing the physical layer of a communication system for process industries. The Ethernet-APL project was organized and supported by the leading associations for industry standards FieldComm Group, ODVA, OPC Foundation, as well as PROFIBUS and PROFINET International.. In this context, Pepperl+Fuchs developed the Ethernet-APL rail field switch, which is the first product to enable direct, fast, and barrier-free access to the field devices of a process plant via Ethernet-APL.
Another milestone in the development of this future technology was reached in spring 2023: Ethernet-APL has proven its market readiness in three large-scale scalability tests—the technology is ready for use! Let’s take a brief look back at the beginnings of Ethernet-APL and ask six experts from the companies involved about the structure and significance of the latest scalability tests.
( Video of A Milestone for Ethernet-APL: Scalability Tests in March 2023)
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