As part of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), a group of technology companies will be announcing a significant step toward the future of open industrial Ethernet at SPS IPC Drives 2018. Prominent members of the CLPA including Analog Devices, Balluff, CKD, FESTO, Hilscher, Hirschmann, HMS, Mitsubishi Electric, Molex, Renesas and Security Matters will together be announcing a significant new Ethernet technology that the group predicts will fundamentally change the landscape for Industrial Ethernet.