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To: Subscribers PLCopen Newsletter Subject: PLCopen newsletter Issue February 2006 Welcome to the PLCopen electronic newsletter.You receive this message because you subscribed to the PLCopen electronic newsletter via the PLCopen website www.plcopen.org .For comments or additional information check either www.plcopen.org or send an email to wnunes@plcopen.org . To unsubscribe, send an email to wnunes@plcopen.org with the message to unsubscribe. We have changed the server to send these ezines. With this we want to better fulfill the current requirements in providing information. I hope that you will enjoy this. PLCopen Newsletter - Issue February 2006. Topics: 1. PLCopen TC5 Safe Software – Version 1.0 - Official release available for download 2. New activities in North America with Bill Lydon 3. Meeting held at PLCopen China 4. New Motion Control Certificates 5. New Certificates for Certified Training Centres 6. TC6 – XML meeting planned 1. PLCopen TC5 Safe Software – Version 1.0 Official release available for downloadIt took the PLCopen Technical Committee -TC5- a relatively short time of only 2.5 years to complete the first functional safety standard ever published.The first official safe software specification is available for downloading free of charge at the PLCopen website www.plcopen.org . After publication of Part 1, we will start working on Part 2 - Application examples. The applications to be used are defined, and the first proposals are in. If you are interested to participate, contact Eelco van der Wal at evdwal@plcopen.org <back to top> 2. New activities in North America with Bill LydonThe PLCopen Board of Management is pleased to welcome Bill Lydon of Marketing Solutions as the new Managing Director of PLCopen for the North American market. Based on his industry experience, knowledge of the industrial control markets, personnel recommendations, and his knowledge of PLCopen and IEC61131-3, they are confident that Bill Lydon will be successful in positioning PLCopen NA as a strong organization in the various control markets. We will hear more from Bill in the next weeks. This ezine will keep you informed.<back to top> 3. Meeting held at PLCopen ChinaThe first board meeting for PLCopen China 2006 was held on Jan. 20th, 2006 in the Shanghai Institute of Automation Instruments. The meeting was attended by participants from over 20 member companies.The meeting was opened by Mr. Fan, the Director of SIPAN, followed by the report from Mr. Peng Yu, the Chairman of PLCopen China on the activities of 2005 and the plans for 2006. Hosted by Mrs. Wang Jun, the Secretary General of CAMETA, the members of PLCopen China engaged in the discussions on the upcoming seminars on IEC61131-3 in 2006 in terms of the location and the joint booth for the 2006 FA/PA Fair. The membership fees were explained by the secretariat of PLCopen China. It was confirmed that the seminars on IEC61131-3 in the first half year of 2006 will be held in Guangzhou(or Shenzhen), Nanjing and Chongqin. The Members of the Board of PLCopen China are:
The secretariat of PLCopen China can be reached at plcopen@cameta.com.cn , and the PLCopen China web at www.plcopen.org.cn . <back to top> 4. New Motion Control CertificatesPLCopen handed out two new certificates for the PLCopen Motion Control compliance. This included the first certificate for the update of Part 1 – Basics, as version 1.1, for the company:
<back to top> 5. Two new Certificates for Certified Training CentresPLCopen would like to congratulate the following companies for becoming a PLCopen Certified Training Centre:
<back to top> 6. TC6 – XML meeting plannedAlthough the specification and schema for the PLCopen XML specification is available for quite some time, there is a need for additional exchange of knowledge and experiences. For this an additional TC6 – XML meeting is planned on March 31, at the “Helmut-Schmidt-Universität”, in HamburgThe topics on the agenda include:
<back to top> Kind regards, Eelco van der Wal Managing Director PLCopen PO Box 2015 NL 5300 CA Zaltbommel, The Netherlands tel.: +31-418-541139 fax: +31-418-516336 email: evdwal@plcopen.org Do not forget to look at http://www.plcopen.org |
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