Success of Sercos PlugFest continues in 2015
Sercos International welcomed approximately 25 technology providers and automation manufacturers to the 16th PlugFest in mid-October.
The two-day event was held at Bosch Rexroth AG in Erbach (Odenwald).
In total, approximately 6 master and 19 slave implementations were subjected to intensive tests.
Numerous new Sercos® III devices were tested, including servo drives and frequency converters, peripheral components for CIP Safety and also a SoftMaster implementation. In addition, extensive and comprehensive network configurations were performed with slaves of different manufacturers using the existing Sercos master devices.
Peter Lutz, Managing Director of Sercos International, said: “The PlugFest continues to receive an outstanding reception from the Sercos community. It offers all manufacturers a very good opportunity to test new products as well as product updates comprehensively with devices of third-party manufacturers. The opportunity to test extensive multi-vendor structures is also very well received by the control manufacturers.”
The date has already been set for the 17th PlugFest. It will take place at Festo AG und Co. KG in Esslingen-Berkheim, Germany, from May 11 to 12, 2016.