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News Release from: Fieldbus Foundation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 March 2007
Major presence planned at Interkama in
Hannover
The large FF stand at Interkama will demonstrate the recent key developments of High Speed Ethernet technology, Foundation fieldbus safety instrumented systems and EDDL integration
The Fieldbus Foundation has unveiled its plans to exhibit at the forthcoming Interkama 2007 International Trade Fair, to be held 16-20 April in Hannover Based on the theme "Changing the Playing Field", the Fieldbus Foundation will be demonstrating its global strengths and capabilities in process and hybrid applications on its 300m2 booth
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 22 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Experts will be available to help visiting end users, integrators, contractors and engineers acquire a broad depth of information and to exchange experiences with other fieldbus users.
Marc Van Pelt, Vice-President of the Fieldbus Foundation - EMEA Operations, is looking forward to another successful Interkama show: "The Fieldbus Foundation has exhibited at Interkama for several years now but this year's booth is our largest yet.
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The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that its 2004 General Assembly will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18-19, to discuss the latest fieldbus technology developments
With over 300 m2 of booth space, we will be offering live demonstrations of several key development initiatives including High Speed Ethernet (HSE) technology, Foundation fieldbus safety instrumented systems (FF-SIS) and electronic device description language (EDDL) integration.
In addition to the significant presence at this year's Interkama show, the Fieldbus Foundation German Marketing Committee participated in the recent Process Management Academy (PMA) organised by the ARC Advisory Group in Neuss, and will be hosting its third German End User Council meeting in Marl on February 28".
In addition to the technology displays and demonstrations, there will be a daily promotional event and "Happy Hour" on the booth from 1700-1800 during which light refreshments will be served and Fieldbus Foundation promotional giveaways will be distributed.
During the show on Tuesday 17 April, the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Executive Advisory Council (EAC) will be holding its annual meeting.
The EMEA EAC, comprised of senior executives from the leading control and instrumentation companies in the EMEA, was established in 2005 in response to the growing demand for Foundation technology in the industrial market.
The advisory council is dedicated to promoting the adoption of Foundation technology by automation equipment suppliers and end users.
A briefing to the German trade press will take place on the Fieldbus Foundation booth on Tuesday 17 April from 1500-1600, followed by a reception.
Dr Gunther Kegel, chairman of the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA Executive Advisory Council (EAC) and member of the Fieldbus Foundation Board of Directors, will provide an update of several aspects of Foundation technology and its impact in the EMEA region.
He will present the findings of a recent market study by the ARC Group on the market adoption of fieldbus protocols and an update of the recent Fieldbus Foundation technological developments including the FF-SIS development project and progress made by the EDDL cooperation team.
He will also highlight some of the Fieldbus Foundation EMEA marketing activities and German End User initiatives.
Other members of the EMEA EAC will be present during the press event and reception which will offer the press a valuable opportunity to meet the key executives committed to high profile marketing activities within the region.
To date, participating members at Interkama 2007 include: ABB, Burkert, Emerson Process Management, Endress+Hauser, Fieldbus International, Hans Turck, Honeywell, Invensys, Leoni Kerpen, Krohne, Magnetrol, Masoneilan, MTL Instruments, Northwire, Pepperl+Fuchs, R Stahl, Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Samson, Softing, Topworx, Wika and Yokogawa.
For more information, visit the Fieldbus Foundation website, or plan to see us in Hall 7, stand A10 at Interkama.
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