Ethernet APL 2026: one working APL solution central to new industry event

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the process industry will reflect on an important step towards future-proof installations. During the new Ethernet APL Event Leading suppliers and industrial end-users show together what interoperability looks like in practice. No theory, but a fully functional live demo centering on a single integrated solution.

Ethernet APL offers a unified infrastructure for data and power, delivers real-time insights over long distances, functions securely and robustly in challenging environments, and prevents dependency on a single vendor. During the event, it will become clear what is already possible today and what choices the industry must make tomorrow.

Call for clarity, cooperation, and decisive action
Professionals in the process industry are under pressure: processes must become more efficient, costs must be reduced, and installations must be ready for the coming decades. Ethernet APL plays a key role in this. This event helps visitors gain a clear understanding of the technology, practical applications, and business case.

FHI Branch Manager Roelof Kuipers aptly summarizes it in his recent column: “The question is not whether Ethernet APL will become the standard. The question is who dares to act with the confidence that the foundation is already in place.” That call for clarity, cooperation, and decisive action forms the common thread of the program.

What can visitors expect
Visitors can count on:A plenary program with insights from experts from the supply chain

• A live interoperability demo in which components from different vendors work together
• Practical tools for implementation, security, and future-proof architectures
• Space for questions, networking, and knowledge exchange
• Closing drinks to continue talking with suppliers and peers

Practical information

• Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
• Time: 09:30 – 15:30, followed by drinks
• Location: FHI, Leusderend 12, 3832 RC Leusden
• Website and registration: https://fhi.nl/ethernet-apl 

About FHI Industrial Automation
FHI Industrial Automation supports more than two hundred companies active as suppliers, distributors, or system integrators within the industry. The affiliated companies supply, among other things, drive and control technology, sensors and meters, (analytical) instruments, pumps and valves, connectors, and diagnostic and monitoring systems.