The event took place in Hattersheim on the premises of ETG member company Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH. All providers of EtherCAT MainDevices, SubDevices, codes and tools were invited. With more than 65 participants from 29 different manufacturers, the Ethercat Plug Fest in Hattersheim was completely booked.

The EtherCAT experts on site were impressed by the continued interest in EtherCAT and the high demand for this type of developer meeting. The focus of the EtherCAT Plug Fests is the implementation of interoperability tests. Vendors of EtherCAT main and subdevices meet to improve the interoperability of their products, but also to share information about implementation and clarify questions regarding the technology. The EtherCAT experts from ETG are on site to pass on their know-how directly and personally and thus support the development process of the individual participants.