Yaskawa adds network safety option for AC drives
Yaskawa has launched an option card enabling CIP Safety communication over EtherNet/IP for compatible GA700, GA800 (US only), CR700 and GA500 AC drives. Supporting Safe Torque Off and time-controlled Safe Stop 1, it is designed for conveyors, packaging machinery, robotic systems and automated production lines; the company says it can also be retrofitted to existing compatible drives.
Yaskawa announced a network safety option card for its AC drive range. The card enables CIP Safety communication over EtherNet/IP, supports Safe Torque Off and time-controlled Safe Stop 1, and is compatible with GA700, GA800 (US only), CR700 and GA500 drives. Yaskawa identifies conveyors, packaging machinery, robotic systems and automated production lines as applications, and says the card can be retrofitted to compatible drives already in service. Orders began on 31 August 2026.
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