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News Release from: Vipa | Subject: SPEED7 PLC
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 September 2004
'World's fastest PLC' works 50,000
signals/msec
Launch of what is believed to be the world's fastest PLC - with a minimum cycle time of 100 microsec and providing 50,000 instructions in just 1 msec - coincides with set-up of a UK subsidiary.
VIPA, the German manufacturer of innovative PLC and PC based automation solutions announce an extensive revision of its UK marketing strategy with the appointment of Mark Jones as UK National Sales Manager and new distribution agreements with Wyko Industrial Services and other selected leading integration partners VIPA's extensive range includes PLC and PC based automation solutions for centralised and decentralised control for the majority of fieldbus systems with full pin and instruction set compatibility with Siemens S7-300, S7-400 and S5 S5-115U/135U/155U
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mark Jones is relishing the challenge of his new position with VIPA "There has not been a revolution in the PLC marketplace for decades," says Mark, "maybe VIPA can now provide some excitement." He adds, "Right now we are establishing a strong foundation of support for our products in the UK and we will be announcing further details of the new SPEED7 and our existing range over the coming months." VIPA was created in 1985 by Herr Wolfgang Seel as a system house for automation and control engineering.
By 1988, project related automation solutions led to the design and manufacture of their first PC based machine controllers and PLC systems with TCP/IP communication.
1997 saw the launch of the System 200V which has become a respected and well-known product in the German automation market.
Today VIPA have established itself as a force in automation systems and have a world-wide base of distribution and subsidiary companies supporting its full product range.
With innovative design and a strong emphasis on cost and performance, VIPA are planning to provide the UK market with ground-breaking and competitive machine control solutions.
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