Basic principles sercos international
- The sercos interface is a truly open standard.
- The technology and user organization are completely independent of the individual companies.
- Membership in the organization is voluntary and is thus not required to implement and use sercos.
- Experts from member and nonmember organizations can actively contribute to the development of the sercos interface in the engineering working groups.
- sercos undergoes continuing development – the developers give due consideration to suggestions which arise during practical application in a wide range of industries.
- sercos international e. V. is an officially recognized partner of the Industrial Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and actively contributes to the committees of SC22G (Adjustable speed electric drive systems incorporating semiconductor power converters) and SC65C (Industrial Networks).
- sercos international e. V. cooperates with other industry associations (e.g. the North American OMAC) to jointly discuss requirements and solutions with end users and machine builders.
- Experts from the sercos working groups participate in a number of national and international industrial unions and standardization committees.
User benefits
- Devices which are based on sercos interface technology offer excellent performance. They are designed for practical application, comply with standards and are future-proof.
- The product range, sources, support and training are not dependent on individual manufacturers and proprietary standards.
- The technology is supported by established global players including Bosch Rexroth, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact.
Other advantages for members
- Opportunity to put own requirements and suggestions forward for consideration during the continuing development of sercos
- Active members are always up-todate with the latest developments
- Common platform for marketing and presentations, e.g. at trade shows
Contact
Peter Lutz
E-Mail
+49 (0)7162 9468 65
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Behind the scenes of sercos international e. V.
sercos III technology is open, non-proprietary, and freely available. The independent sercos international e. V. user group has been using this approach since 1990. In addition to representing the interests of its members, the user group provides an efficient and open forum for experts, supporters and interested parties who make active contributions.
The oldest international user group for real-time communication pools the expertise of more than 60 member organizations around the world, and it has subsidiaries in North America and Asia. Offices have been set up in Germany, the USA, Japan, and China. 15-20 companies are constantly represented by appropriate specialists in the working groups of the sercos organization. To coordinate the different activities, the sercos steering committee (SSC), consisting of all working group leaders, meets regularly.
