An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in February 2014 in order to identify usage and application trends in motion, drives and motor technology among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership.
Respondents who use a digital bus indicated use of EtherNet/IP at 44%; CAN/CANopen at 16% and SERCOS/SERCOS III at a further 4%. The remaining digital bus usage for motion control showed EtherCat 8%, Powerlink, (8%), Profinet (6%) and CC-Link (6%).
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