Westermo and their
US distributor, Gross Automation, recently participated
as Technology Partners in ABB's Automation World held in
Houston, TX fromMay 9th to the 11th. This event continues
to grow and to serve all the employees, channels and customers
from over 36 countries and 18 internal business units of
ABB worldwide. As one of only 9 select Technology Partners
invited to the dance, Westermo and Gross Automation had
a unique position at the event for working with many different
people, applications and projects that will assist in the
growth and recognition of the Westermo brand for many years
to come.
New in 2006 were the over 400 technical sessions that were taught
as part of the conference, with Westermo leading one on Time Synchronization
of Industrial Ethernet. Carl Larsson (ABB) started off the one hour
presentation with introduction of Trond Grendar (Westermo) as the
prime presenter, David Jenson (StreamLine Automation) as our customer
presenter, and Bob Gross (Gross Automation). Trond then proceeded
with a detailed slide presentation of time synchronization in Ethernet.
The class was then adjourned to the booth where David Jenson walked
everybody through a hands-on remote connection to the Ethernet system
with access to the ABB AC800M processor using Compact Control Builder,
ABB's programming software from a laptop computer.
With Industrial Ethernet becoming more and more popular, 2006
Automation World was the debut of a new Westermo Industrial Ethernet
training case designed by Gross Automation that included a couple
of the Lynx redundantring switches, a T208 time server, a couple
of serial to Ethernet converters and an SMS programmed GD-01US
for fault messaging. Aside from an incredible amount of blinking
lights, it was a wonderful demonstration of the extended capabilities
of the new Industrial Ethernet, complete with fault simulation
and recovery.
As part of 2006 Automation World, Gross Automation was once again
presented with the prestigious "Gold Status Partner" award
for sales in 2005 as part of the Control Products team. Then, as
a pleasant surprise to all, GrossAutomation also received the "#1
Top Controls Distributor Partner" for their
efforts in 2005. Both awards were on display in the booth throughout
theweek. Bob Gross, president and owner of Gross Automation also
wrote an article titled "ABB is Back! - A Report from ABB's
Automation World 2006" that was published in the May 17th
issue of Automation.com.
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