Industrial Trade Organizations

Proponents of various industrial protocol standards have established a number of trade organizations to develop, certify, and market their respective standards and solutions.

These organizations include:

• Automated Imaging Association (AIA)
• CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA)
• EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG)
• Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG)
• Ethernet/IP (See ODVA)
• Modbus Organization (Modbus)
• PROFIBUS and PROFINET International (PI)
• SERCOS International
• VARAN Bus User Organization (VNO)