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Safety fieldbus October 1st 2007 A new safety fieldbus has
been launched by CCLink
Partner
Association (CLPA) to
enable secure
communication of critical
safety-related data over
open networks, as used
in industrial plant and
machinery control.
CC-Link Safety is a safety
field network, enabling the
communication of information
relating to the operation of
safety devices, such as
emergency stops and light
curtains, on production
machinery. It is based on CC-Link, a dominant fieldbus
in Japan and Asia, and
includes communication
error detection capabilities
which instantly react to
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