If you will be attending the Hannover Fair in Hannover Germany next week (April 19-23), we invite you to stop by the SERCOS booth, number D23 in Hall 9. This is an 80 sq. meter booth with exhibit panels from members on their latest SERCOS products, plus several multivendor demos.

A press conference will be held at the fair, with announcements from both SERCOS International and members.

A new edition of the 16-page SERCOS NEWS is now at the printer, to be ready in time for Hannover Fair. It includes articles on the use of SERCOS in semiconductor production and in intelligent hydraulics and pneumatics, a virtual machine on the SERCOS real-time bus, and information and announcements from SERCOS members. This edition of SERCOS NEWS will be posted on www.sercos.com as soon as it is available.

Fast-growing Range of SERCOS III Products and Manufacturers

More than 100 SERCOS III products and components are currently available from more than 40 manufacturers. These products cover a broad range:

• Complete automation solutions (controls, drives, I/O)
• Automation devices (control systems, drives, I/O devices and sensors)
• Development, configuration and diagnostic tools
• Hardware and software components (controllers, drivers, stacks)
• Active and passive infrastructure components (switches, cables, plugs)
• Innovative products that support the integration of non-SERCOS III devices into a SERCOS III network
  
  

New Member of SERCOS N.A.

SERCOS N.A. welcomes new OEM/Systems Integrator member Kirk Engineering of Rochester Hills, Michigan. The company sells and services high-end specialized equipment and software solutions; such as Indramat, Fanuc, and LabVIEW applications. 

You can read more about the company at http://www.ekirkeng.com.

Reminder of SERCOS Resources Available

A series of nine SERCOS webinars, running from 22 to 50 minutes each, provides an introduction to the SERCOS interface standard, plus thoroughly explores the latest SERCOS III advances. View the Webinars Now!

A 16 page SERCOS III Product and Manufacturer’s Guide is available. It lists over 100 SERCOS III products from 45 manufacturers around the world. You can download it from http://www.sercos.com/literature/pdf/S3ProductGuide.pdf.

There is a SERCOS News/Discussion group on the www.linkedin.com website. LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site mainly used for professional networking. You can search for SERCOS under Groups and join.