EtherCAT技术组在日本成立测试中心

EtherCAT Technology Group opens test center in Japan 

EtherCAT技术组在日本成立测试中心

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——为了给日本大部分的EtherCAT设备供应商提供最好的服务，EtherCAT技术组在日本京都开设了欧洲以外的第一家EtherCAT测试中心。作为一致性测试的该新EtherCAT测试中心由先进软件技术公司和京都机电一体化研究所共同运营。

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测试中心的开幕式上，京都机电一体化研究所主席中村幸博士强调了其研究所对一致性测试的丰富经验。京都机电一体化研究所自1996年起就已经负责运营现场总线测试设施。“我们感到自豪的是，通过EtherCAT技术我们现在支持最新的、最令人兴奋的新一代通信技术，而这个技术目前在日本和亚洲已经取得了大量的实施应用，”中村博士表示。EtherCAT技术组执行主任Martin Rostan与中村博士在仪式上签署了合作协议。在剪彩仪式上，缎带被一根黄色的以太网电缆代替，象征着 EtherCAT使用的核心技术。

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技术组日本代表龟田武强调了EtherCAT技术在日本短暂而成功的历史：“通过在京都建立欧洲以外的第一个测试中心，EtherCAT技术组明确地赞扬了该组织在日本的快速发展以及其强大的自动化设备供应商队伍，而EtherCAT技术的采用在这些供应商之间快速发展，”他表示。“在这里开设一家EtherCAT测试中心将进一步增加EtherCAT技术在日本的采用。”

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.

京都市的代表以及当地EtherCAT技术组成员欧姆龙公司出席了开幕式。欧姆龙公司为该测试中心提供最初的技术支持，但不涉及中心的运营。京都机电一体化研究所EtherCAT测试中心的人员正在接受德国纽伦堡原EtherCAT测试中心的培训，以确保无论在哪个测试中心都有一个统一的测试过程。京都测试中心将从现在开始的数周内全面运作，为日本以及全亚洲的EtherCAT队伍提供服务。

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技术组是一个由来自不同行业和领先的自动化供应商等关键用户公司组成的机构，他们共同致力于支持、促进和推动EtherCAT技术。EtherCAT技术组拥有来自47个国家的一千多名成员，已经成为专注于工业以太网技术的全球最大组织。EtherCAT技术组成立于2003年11月，也是目前发展最快的现场总线机构。