CC-Link Partner Association

Vol.4

Special Interview
Interview with the new chairman of the CLPA

Networks are the keys for innovation
Japanese technology enriches the WorldInterview with Head of CLPA Turkey

A new CLPA branch opens in Turkey
The new branch accelerates the adoption of CC-Link
in developing countries
Global strategy

Strengthening the Asian strategy to build a basefor the future
Mr. Sedat Sami ÖMEROĞLU
Chairman, Industrial Automation Manufacturersʼ Association (ENOSAD),Turkey

Special Interview

Interview with the new chairman of the CLPA

CLPA Global Activity Report 2014

Networks are the keys for innovation
Japanese technology enriches the Worldbe solv ed. To cr eate this mechanism,networks in the broad sense are essential.

Japanese companies are good atmanufacturing high-quality products by

joint efforts. Because of the manufacturing

Mr. Fumihiko Kimura, a professor of the Facult y of Science and Engineering at
Hosei University, has taken up the post of the new chairman of the CC-Link Partner
Association（CLPA）.Prof. Kimura is known as a leading person in production systemengineering and CAD/CAM fields in Japan, and his achievements are highly valued
in Japan and overseas. We asked him about his ambitions as the chairman of the
CLPA and the potential for industrial open networks including CC-Link and CC-Link
IE to contribute to the development of manufacturing industry.
─ What would you say is the reason youthat network technologies will bring?

the information collected from various
things will change them. In response to thisprocess containing factors that can cause

dependency on other people, collecting
objective data can be difficult. As for craft

movement, manufacturing may change. In

products with high value added, the "skill"including CC-Link and CC-Link IE will play a"versatility" is required for the manufacturing

the future, the industrial open networksof technical experts is important. However,part in the IoT's platform.

process of industrial products. A mechanismand suddenly when its penetration reaches

products and a cycle to improve the products

I think that the "IoT" will spread quickly

a certain level, like the Internet. I feel that it

to collect data from the whole life cycle ofwith the feedback of such data for production

accepted the nomination as chairman ofProf. Kimura It is the "Internet of Things",

is now reaching this level.

processes should be created. I believe that

Pr o f . K imur a I belie v e that net w ork

have a much larger impact than the Internet

mechanism is FA（Factor y Automation）

innovation for manufacturing industry. I

more things than the world's population,

Solving the problems that
manufacturing industry is facing

network technologies will change

Increase the competitive strengthwith "Technology Originating fromJapan"

the CLPA?

technologies will play an important role inwas strongly drawn to the potential of

the so-called "IoT". I believe that the "IoT" willitself did. Since the "IoT" connects many

the scale of the network will become much

the CLPA's activities to promote theselarger than the Internet connecting people

nomination as chairman of the CLPA to

increase.

─ What do you think is the innovation

the way that people use things. Moreover,important technologies, and I accepted thecontribute to the promotion.

─ Wha t do y ou think ab out ho w the

manufacturing industry?

and the data quantity will significantly

Prof. Kimura Now many companies relatedFirst, the spread of the "IoT" will change

problem - "what to manufacture?", and thisto manufacturing are facing a fundamental
trend is already obvious in developed

countries. This is because they cannot

understand market needs as clearly as

JSME MEDAL for the Best Papers（1980）, IFIP 20th-year
Anniversary Best Paper Award（1980）, JSPE Best Paper
Award（1986 and 1988）, JSPE Prize（1993 and 2011）,
IFIP Silver Core Award（19 9 4）, JSME Manufacturing
Systems Award（1 9 9 7）, Prize from the Minister ofInternational Trade and Industry（2000）, JSME Design &Systems Achievement Award（2003）,IMS Achievement
Award（2005）, JSME Codes and Standards Award forDistinguished Contribution（2 0 0 8）, Medal with Blue
Ribbon（2011）,JSME Design & Systems Award（2012）

Japan now dominate CAD/CAM and otherenvironment must be evaluated to realize

I think, to show the unique strength

not established until recently. What must

technologies to support the new platform

evaluation method is to collect data. The

─ The movement to strengthenmarkets.

IC T（in f orma tion and c ommunic a tiono f J ap an' s m anu f a c t ur ing indus t r y ,manufacturing industry by using FA andtechnology）is well established in Europe

and the United States.

should be developed here in Japan. So, I

developed countries where the employment

and CC-Link IE, the industrial open network

understand potential market needs andcost is high, it is getting harder to maintain"originating from Japan", to be one of theto exploit new markets. I think it is difficult

market. However, I think it is important tomanufacturing in Japan.

conventional ideas. Some innovations are

their domestic markets as the basis fordeveloping the industry. I think this idea

The potential of industrial networks
is increasing

activities in Europe and the United States toachievements in the production system

to solve this problem with the extension ofneeded here. It is the "IoT" and the network

the competitive strength in the global

maintain the manufacturing industry inwould like to improve the value of CC-Link

technologies supporting the new era of─ We have heard about your many

the objective, the evaluation method was

be done first to develop a mechanism of an
networking and automation of the datacollec tion s y s tem ar e essential toe f f ec tiv ely c ollec t v arious dat a f r om

m anu f a c t ur in g p r o c e s s e s an d t h e ir

surrounding environments. I already getdata collected through CC-Link or CC-Link

IE in production sites from some companies,
and use the data for verification of theevaluation method.

─ Would you give us your view of thetechnologies that bring the innovation.

ma y ha v e supp or t e d t he lar ge - s c ale

Prof. Kimura For example, extracting

strengthen their manufacturing industries,

engineering field and CAD/CAM field. Would

Prof . Kimura

consumer behavior and so on will show

States called "Manufacturing Renaissance"industrial open networks for our readers?

kept inside factories. Connecting those

can launch products developed based on

4.0".

to evaluate and analyze manufacturing

widely distribute data outside the factories

─ Would you give us concrete examples?

and analyzing a large amount of data about

new market needs. Then manufacturers
the needs, and collect data related to thereaction and the usage of customers. Usingsuch as various campaigns in the Unitedand Germany’s national strategy "Industrie

Approaches for maintaining manufacturingindustry are also needed in Japan, and CC-

the data as feedback for the next product

Link and CC-Link IE, "the technology originating

the products further. By visualizing

in such approaches, I think. Various new

development and production will improve
the whole life cycle of products a n ddeveloping the manufacturing this way,

the problem of "what to manufacture" will

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［Awards］

P r o f . K imur a F or manu f a c t ur er s inpromptly commercialize them, it is difficult

Professor in the Faculty of Science andEngineering Department of MechanicalEngineering at Hosei University
Emeritus professor at
The University of Tokyo
Doctor of Engineering
Member of Science Council of Japan

including open industrial networks.

Prof. Kimura passed through the doctoral course of thegraduate school at the University of Tokyo in 1974, andthen entered the Electrotechnical Laboratory of the
Agency of Industrial Science and Technology of the
Ministry of International Trade and Industry. In 19 7 9 ,he started research on "inverse manufacturing", "lifecycle engineering", and "geometric modeling" at the
University of Tokyo. In recent years, he expanded his
research area to include topics such as environmentallyfriendly product design（eco design）,product life-cycle
design for the sustainability of the earth, and the building
method of production systems that can flexibly respondto changes. He then transferred to Hosei University in2009. There he has been engaged in research focusing
on production system engineering, design engineering,and life-cycle engineering.

before.

Without constructing a mechanism toProfessor
Fumihiko Kimura

one of the technologies to support thisProfileyou kindly explain how you engaged with

Prof. Kimura

Collecting data is essential

systems. I had been noticing thetechnologies of industrial open networks

as the means t o e f f ec tiv ely c ollec tfrom Japan", will play a significant rolenecessary data from production sites.

technologies are needed to constructresearch themes is "Environmentally-

However, products manufactured outsideeffect of manufacturing processes on theplatforms for new manufacturing processes.

future direction of the CLPA?

The t echnologies o findustrial open networks should not be

networks with various external systems towill bring various innovations in a lot offields. Based on this idea, I will encourage

the promotion activities of CC-Link and

CC-Link IE, which are global standards for

For example, one of my recent majorindustrial open networks, with respect to afriendly product design". Although the

manufacturing. I would like you to keep andetailed scenario to realize the new era ofeye on the activities of the CLPA.

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Special Interview

Interview with Head of CLPA Turkey

CLPA Global Activity Report 2014

A new CLPA branch opens in Turkey
The new branch accelerates the adoption of
CC-Link in developing countries
The CC-Link Partner Association（CLPA ）opened a new branch in Turkey, whereindustries are expected to significantly grow against a backdrop of rapid economic
grow th. We asked Mr. Tolga Bizel, who is responsible for CLPA-Turkey since its
beginning in March 2014, about the future direc tion and trend of FA（Fac tor y
Automation）in Turkey. He has been engaged in the FA industry for more than 20
years, and says that the adoption of CC-Link and CC-Link IE is increasing.
─ What would you say is the reason why

potential. To expand business in Turkey,

Mr. Bizel For the past f ive years, thep e r i o d , I t h i nk . T h i s i s w h y t h e C L P A

growing. Even while the economy of theincreases the activities here.

CLPA-Turkey was opened?

economy of Turk ey has been steadily

developed countries was in recession, theeconomy of Turkey was still strong. Today,
the economy of Turk e y still has great

Turkey?

are varied, and their needs relating to FA

systems are increasing there.

─ Does the CLPA-Turkey work only in

Mr. Bizel The CLPA is a global organization.

devices developed by partner companies

Korea, Taiwan, North America, Europe,

exports , the demand for FA devices willconducted for every product so thathas set out a policy of increasing machinery
greatly increase.

The Turkish government has set a concrete

goal of achieving an annual export growthrate of 17.8%, 100 billion dollars or more inexport figures, and a global market share ofwill increase to 18% of the total exports oftests for CC-Link- or CC-Link IE-compatible
in Turkey. The conformance tests are

Turk e y. Fur thermor e , mor e and mor emanufacturers will improve their production

facilities with the economic growth, and I

am quite sure that this will accelerate the

The CLPA held an opening ceremony

Turkey's machine industry to become

March 19, 2014. The ceremony wast he pr e s enc e o f T ur k e y in t he glob almachinery industry will be strengthened
because Turkey has great potential,
like fresh human resources that can betrained and educated from now on.

Accompanying the growth of the machineryindustry, the market will also be expected
to expand into the FA field.

Supporting local users and vendors

─ In Turkey, where the momentum of

the FA market growth is increasing, whatkind of activities is CLPA-Turkey going toconduct?

Mr. Bizel We provide the latest information
to the CC-Link and CC-Link IE users, andpromote the networks by supporting thebusiness of the compatible device vendors,
as well as the other CLPA branches.

For these purposes, we are going toincr ease our ac tions , and w e r oughlyclassify these actions in two ways.

The first is education and awarenesscampaigns. We will hold technical seminars

branches. By closely cooperating withL ink and C C -L ink IE , w hich ha v e highcontribute in various ways.

The CLPA intends to help enhance theworld help user companies and partnercompetitiveness of Turkish companies in─ Would you tell us about the prospect

sophisticated technologies.

the global market by promoting theseMedia gathered at the opening ceremony
Introduction of the Marmaray project accomplishments

increase in the demand for FA devices.

competitive with big companies in Europe,

are many chances to create new solutions.

r e li ab ili t y an d in t e r o p e r ab ili t y , c ancompanies promote their global activities.

On-sitereportare similarly varied. I think, thus, that there

China, and India. CLPA-Turkey is one of such

This will enable users to build highlyreliable FA systems.

industry companies in Turkey are engaged

For the development of new solutions, CC-each other, we and the other bases in the

Link IE-compatible devices is ensured.

for the results of the CLPA's activities?

branches all over the world including South

interoperability among CC-Link- or CC-

this goal, the machinery export percentage

Although it may take some time f or

CLPA-Turkey
Directorindustry and the need f or automationl e a d in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f T ur k i s hMr. Bizel Because the Turkish government

established a new branch in Turkey and

Mr. Tolga Bizel

Mr. Bizel The fields in which manufacturing

It has it s headquar t er s in Japan and2.3% by 2023. If the government achieves

─ Would you tell us about the trend ofContributing to growth of Turkey's
manufacturing industryof Turkey; Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, andThe other is to conduct conformancethe next 10 years will be a very important

FA in Turkey?

Konya. This is because these cities take thefor CLPA-Turkey in Istanbul, Turkey onheld alongside the major FA-related
exhibition "WIN Automation-World of
Industry Fairs", and was attended bymany key media and industry people.

The ceremony began with a greeting by
Mr. Masahiro Fujisawa, President of

Mitsubishi Electric Turkey. Members of

Mitsubishi Electric, the developer of CCLink and CC-Link IE, and the CLPA also

gave speeches. Ms. Naomi Nakamura,
Global Director of the CLPA,

emphasized the advantages of CC-Link

and CC-Link IE over various other⃝Photograph. Opening ceremony of CLPA-Turkey

Haruyuki Otani, CLPA Technical Task

most important CC-Link and CC-Link IE

throughout the underground stations,

technical features of CC-Link and CC-

The Marmaray project included thefacilities, and power generationindustrial open networks, and Mr.

Force Chairperson, explained the
Link IE and their value to industry.

Among various speeches, the speech
given by Mr. Nurettin GEÇGEL, Deputy
Division Manager of Mitsubishi Electric

Turkey, especially drew the attention of

the attendees. He introduced the"Marmaray project", which is one of theapplication examples in Turkey.

construction of a 1,397m undersea

tunnel linking the Asian and European
sides of the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul,
along with a 13.2km railway linking

these sides through the tunnel. The
railway was opened on October 29,

2013. CC-Link IE networks were installed

above ground stations, ventilation
facilities. This permitted the lights,
elevators, pumps, and air-conditioning

facilities to be controlled in an

integrated way. CC-Link IE, with its

large capacity and high transmission
speed, was necessary to control the vast
number of devices involved.

for local companies in the four major cities

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Special Interview

Global strategy

CLPA Global Activity Report 2014

based industrial network. "Some have said

was founded, the number of partnercompanies supporting the CLPA has been
consistently increasing. The CLPA had 134

partner companies at its foundation, but

now the number has increased to 2,097 asof the end of March 2013. About 70% of

the partner companies are outside Japan（see the figure）. As of the same time,

the number of CC-Link- or CC-Link IE-

compatible models is 1,356, and more than

12 million devices have been shipped.

To suppor t par tner companies andusers, the CLPA has acted globally, with

However, CC-Link IE was developed in

response to demand from industries suchas flat panel displays and automotive that

required such performance. Since then,more and more companies have recognized

how CC-Link IE's superior performance can
impact their operations f or the future.

Moreover, new trends such as "Industry 4.0"

Ms. Naomi Nakamura
Global Directorof CC-Link Partner Association

offices in South Korea, Taiwan, UnitedStates, Germany, UK, China, Singapore,and India. Recently, a new branch wascommented Ms. Nakamura.

"One of the reasons f or this trend isintensified global competition. This haslead companies to handle a vast amountof data related to production and quality,with a consequent need to improve thespeed and capacity of the equipment inbranches in the ASEAN area, which has

already fulfills these requirements. Hence

production base. "On grounds of the low

just started," she continued.

T he CLP A is als o going t o op en mor elabour costs, incentive policies by local

governments, and increased consumption

resulting from economic growth, moretheir factories and networks. CC-Link IE

we can say that the era of CC-Link IE has

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Another key strength of the CC-

Now, many companies have progressed tothere with CC-Link compatible products,

Japanese manufacturing base. Japan has

addition to assembly. Furthermore, as theapplication possibilities and hence the

Link networks is their heritage in the

producing materials and components in

t h e gr e a t e r v ar i e t y w ill in c r e a s e t h elong been regarded as a world leader

market expands, more companies need tomarket share.

However, many such bases are notunderlying technologies borrow heavily

quality expectations of the market haveencourage companies handling CC-Link- or

automated yet. ASEAN is still at the dawn

i n m a n u f a c t u r i n g , a n d C C - L i n k I E’ s

improve their productivity and also the"The CLPA will become a gateway andfrom the experience and know-how ofincreased. This has directly driven the need

continue aggressively promoting the

become inadequate. In turn, this has also

manufacturing applications in the global

networks, " stated Ms. Nakamura.

running a booth or holding seminars at

branches," she concluded.

results in China. "For example, more device

develop CC-Link- or CC-Link IE-compatible

promotion of the industrial Ethernet-

Expanding the strategy for Asia

now employing CC-Link or CC-Link IE todevelopment support kit containing thef o r E t h e r n e t - b a s e d in du s t r i al o p e n

t o A s i a " o r " G2A " p r o g r a m m e . T h i sNakamura.

or may even bear the cost f or CC-Link

to develop their business in Asia when

campaign, it became clear that many

their products. The programme began in

Asian markets as well as China. Hence ino f the aut omation er a, and so w e ar e
encouraging the early adoption of CC-

Link and CC-Link IE there," said Ms. Naomi
Nakamura, Global Director of the CLPA.

Encouraging the adoption of CC-Link IE

The CLPA is now f ocusing on thebased network "CC-Link IE". "The market

this heritage. Hence the CLPA intends tobenefits of this background for advanced
mark e t v ia it s w orldw ide ne t w ork o f

A further key point is the new "Gateway

networks is rapidly growing. Independent

programme assists companies worldwide

high as 15%. Hence it is important for us

they incorporate CC-Link technology inresearch has indicated growth rates as
to strengthen our position in this market

to provide increased market opportunities
for our partners", stated Ms. Nakamura.

One of the key strengths of CC-Link IE is

its advanced specification. For example,
CC-Link IE has a data transmission speed of

1 Gbps, faster than any other Ethernet-

to automate, since manual methods haveincreased the demand f or automation
The CLPA has already achieved concrete

manufacturers in Europe and America areenter the Chinese market," continued Ms.
D u r i n g t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e G2C

global companies had interest in other2011 as "Gateway to China", or "G2C". "We

2013, the CLPA decided to ex tend the

manufacturing base in this nation and therenamed it "Gateway to Asia", or "G2A".

the past, many Chinese companies wereincrease the momentum of CC-Link in

began with China because of the vast

corresponding automation opportunities. In
only engaged in simple assembly processes.

campaign to the whole of Asia, and hence
The G2A programme is intended toAsia. As more companies enter the market

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of certified products

and more companies are opening theirproduction bases in the ASEAN region.

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by technologies such as CC-Link IE,"

opened in Istanbul, Turkey in March 2014.

been growing significantly as a global

Image of "Gateway to Asia"

are requiring the bandwidth offered

2100（b）No. of CC-Link-compatible products
2097

累計出荷ノード数

Since November 2000, when the CLPA

Ethernet to offer such high performance.

（a）No. of partners

Cumulative no. of approved products

The CC-Link Partner Association（CLPA ）is responsible for the global promotion
and development of the CC-Link family of open automation networks. Through its
successful "Gateway to Asia"（G2A ）programme, it is helping companies worldwide
increase their business in Asia via the adoption of CC-Link technology in theirproducts.

that it was not necessary for industrial

Cumulative no. of members

Strengthening the Asianstrategy to build a basefor the future

CC-Link IE-related business to enter the

Asian mark e t", said Ms. Nak amur a.

"Specifically, the CLPA plays a leading rolein promotion activities and events, such ase x hib i t i o n s . F o r t h e c o mp ani e s t h a t
devices, the CLPA also provides a

dedicated LSI, and associated components,
conformance tests.""We actively collect information about

the situation of the manufacturing industry

and required technology and products in
A s i a . B y s e n din g t hi s in f o r m a t i o n a s
feedback to the partner companies, we

support the expansion of the lineup of CC-

Link- and CC-Link IE-compatible products
and accelerate the adoption of CC-Link
and CC-Link IE", she concluded.

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CLPA Office Locations
CLPA - Japan（Head Office）

6F Ozone-front Building,
3-15-58, Ozone, Kita-ku,
Nagoya 462-0825, Japan
Phone : +81-52-919-1588 Fax : +81-52-916-8655
E-mail : info@cc-link.org
URL : http://www.cc-link.org

CLPA - Americas

500 Corporate Woods Parkway,
Vernon Hills, IL, 60061, U.S.A.
Phone : +1-847-478-2341 Fax : +1-847-876-6611
E-mail : info@cclinkamerica.org
URL : http://www.cclinkamerica.org

CLPA - Europe（Germany）

Postfach 10 12 1740832 Ratingen Germany
Phone : +49-2102-486-1750 Fax : +49-2102-532-9740
E-mail : partners@clpa-europe.com
URL : http://www.clpa-europe.com

CLPA - Europe（U.K. Office）

Travellers Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8XB U.K.
（P.O. Box 50, Hatfield, AL10 8XB U.K.）
Phone : +44-1707-278953 Fax : +49-2102-532-9740
E-mail : partners@clpa-europe.com
URL : http://www.clpa-europe.com

CLPA-Turkey

Serifali Mahallesi Nutuk Sokak.No:5 34775
Umraniye-istanbul /Turkey
Phone : +90-216-526-39-90 Fax : +90-216-526-39-95
E-mail : partners@clpa-europe.com
URL : http://www.clpa-europe.com

CLPA - Korea

2F, 1480-6, Gayang-Dong,
Gangseo-Gu, Seoul, 157-202, Korea
Phone : +82-2-3663-6178 Fax : +82-2-3663-0475
E-mail : clpakor@meak.co.kr
URL : http://www.cc-link.or.kr/

CLPA - China

Headquarters（Tongji University）:
School of Electronics and Information Engineering,
Jiading Campus, Tongji University, Shanghai, P.R.China
Head Office: 4F, Intelligence Fortune Leisure Plaza, No.80 Xin Chang
Road,
Huang Pu district, Shanghai, P.R.China
Phone : +86-21-64940523 Fax : +86-21-64940525
E-mail : mail1@cc-link.org.cn
URL : http://www.cc-link.org.cn/

CLPA - Taiwan

6th FI, No.105, Wu Kung 3rd. Rd., Wu-Ku Hsiang, Taipei, Taiwan
Phone : +886-2-8990-1573 Fax : +886-2-8990-1572
E-mail : cclink01@ms63.hinet.net
URL : http://www.cc-link.org.tw/

CLPC - ASEAN（Singapore）

307 Alexandra Road #05-01/02,
Mitsubishi Electric Bldg., Singapore 159943
Phone : +656-470-2480 Fax : +656-476-7439
E-mail : cclink@asia.meap.com

CLPA - India

2nd Floor, Tower A & B, Cyber Greens, DLF Cyber City,DLF Phase-III, Gurgaon-122002 Haryana, India
Phone : +91-124-4630300
E-mail : clpa@mei-india.com

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