Guide To Suppliers

Over the past few years, vehicle manufacturers in the West have seen possibly their biggest opportunity to date: selling to the world’s largest vehicle market - China. Back in 2004, the Changan Ford Mazda Nanjing Company was established by Ford and Mazda, operating a plant based on Mazda's 'Triangle Control' concept for multiple model production.

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) has announced that it is to be a Platinum Sponsor of the European Manufacturing Strategies Summit 2012, Düsseldorf, Germany, October 29-31.

Engineers considering developing CC-Link Open Network enabled versions of their own products can now use simple-to-use starter kits developed by the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA). CC-Link has over 250 companies making thousands of enabled devices. The global installed base is almost 9 million devices and in Asia, it's considered a de-facto standard in many industries, including automotive and flat panel display manufacture.

Part of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) launch for the 'Gateway to China' (G2C) programme is a free webinar for any company selling into China or planning to approach the market. The webinar, hosted by John Browett, CLPA acting general manager, provides a fascinating overview of the Chinese automation market, its potential, the network of preference CC-Link, growth sectors and includes practical advice on how to make headway in the market.

The CC-Link Partners Association (CLPA) continues to increase its global strength. 2011 has now seen the 1,500th member join, while the worldwide installed base has now exceeded 8.5 million devices. These two events have further secured its position as one of the world’s largest fieldbus organisations. “This is just one of several milestones we have passed in recent months,” says European acting general manager John Browett.