New PROFINET communication option from Parker's SSD Drives Division

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New PROFINET communication option from Parker's SSD Drives Division further expands AC890 and AC890PX product capabilities

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Parker Hannifin - SSD Drives Division

8/26/2009

CHARLOTTE NC, August 21, 2009 - The SSD Drives Division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released a new communication option card for the AC890 and AC890PX adjustable speed drives. Users can now choose from eight protocols including the newly released PROFINET/IO card. PROFINET is an open Ethernet-based networking solution for factory and process automation. The cards are easily installed, plugging into an option slot on the AC890 drive, and can be configured with DSE Lite software. The advantages of Ethernet include its growing popularity on the factory floor, ease of networking, and commercially available, low-cost cable and connectors. The new cards are compatible with AC890 firmware version 3.2 and later. Existing drives can be updated with current firmware by free download.

With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 52 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.parker.com, or its investor information site at http://www.phstock.com.

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