Start with the news release Centralised Ethernet system made for automation from Micromech, which we summarised at the time by saying “A high-speed, digital motion-bus solution connects a motion controller to multiple drives and I/O points using standard Ethernet networking hardware”. A couple of weeks before, we featured the news release Ethernet migrates into automation I/O level from ARC Advisory Group: “The worldwide market for Ethernet-based devices and I/O is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 27.5% over the next five years”.

In January 2008, we covered the news from Block UK concerning its Harmonic filter modules - take a look at Reduce harmonics in the power supply, save costs.