Toyota to base new factories on EtherCAT
Toyota Motor Corp. has announced it has selected Beckhoff Automation’s EtherCAT® as its industrial Ethernet technology and will base its new factories around the world on the technology.
EtherCAT also is an essential part of Toyota’s new IoT deployment strategy. "In order to smoothly introduce the new IoT concept to our factories, it is critical for us to be able to source necessary EtherCAT components in a timely manner,” said Morihiko Ohkura, general manager of the Production Engineering Innovation Division at Toyota Motor Corp. “Thus, we strongly encourage our suppliers to prepare high-quality EtherCAT components with competitive cost.”
The latest addition to the technology, EtherCAT P, integrates communication and power lines to minimize cables.
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