Spreading support
15 Jan 2000
Mike Page's views in the main text about Ethernet are increasingly being echoed around the network of control engineers, writes Mike Spear. Pantek's system architect, Dr Geoff Brown, for example comments: `Although there have been many attempts to produce
An ideal opportunity to hear the views of other vendors can be taken next month at FieldComms 99 - the conference and exhibition for `open solutions for process and manufacturing automation', taking place in Telford on 5-6 October. As well as sessions on Ethernet, the conference also covers open control, smart process control for intrinsically safe areas, and PC-based control and soft PLCs. All the major current and emerging fieldbus protocols will be covered in a series of seminars aimed at giving a better understanding of how they can be applied in different applications and industries.
Details on www.fieldcomms.com or 0171 417 7400.
