Live Demo Great Info Sources Get a free OptoInfo CD Loaded with tons of information on the full line of Opto 22 products. Subscribe to OptoNews Keep up with the latest OptoNews with our weekly newsletter. After getting a taste of life with an open standard, Irwin swears he'll never go back to proprietary control networks. I can shop for whatever I need, from whomever I want. Callaway Golf Co. is one of many manufacturing companies becoming convinced of Ethernet's advantages on the factory floor.
Ethernet is fast, simple to set up, and the parts are relatively inexpensive.
Irwin scoffs at the notion that Ethernet may not be reliable or robust enough for the factory floor. The barriers between IT and the plant floor are being destroyed.