{"id":82057,"date":"2026-05-07T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?post_type=news&#038;p=82057"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:42:08","slug":"ethernet-apl-is-klaar-voor-de-toekomst-de-industrie-ook","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/ethernet-apl-is-klaar-voor-de-toekomst-de-industrie-ook\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethernet APL is ready for the future. Is the industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--low header--branch\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__background header__background--graphic\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__first\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tEthernet APL is ready for the future. Is the industry?\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__dots-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"431\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 431 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M430.799 4.192a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.135 1.135 0 1 1-2.27 0 1.135 1.135 0 0 1 2.27 0Zm-27.27 0a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.39 1.39 0 1 1-2.78 0 1.39 1.39 0 0 1 2.78 0Zm-27.78 0a1.645 1.645 0 1 1-3.29 0 1.645 1.645 0 0 1 3.29 0Zm-28.29 0a1.9 1.9 0 1 1-3.799 0 1.9 1.9 0 0 1 3.799 0Zm-28.799 0a2.154 2.154 0 1 1-4.308 0 2.154 2.154 0 0 1 4.308 0Zm-29.308 0a2.41 2.41 0 1 1-4.819 0 2.41 2.41 0 0 1 4.819 0Zm-29.819 0a2.663 2.663 0 1 1-5.326.001 2.663 2.663 0 0 1 5.326-.001Zm-30.327 0a2.919 2.919 0 1 1-5.837 0 2.919 2.919 0 0 1 5.837 0Zm-30.837 0a3.173 3.173 0 1 1-6.345.001 3.173 3.173 0 0 1 6.345 0Zm-31.346 0a3.428 3.428 0 1 1-6.856 0 3.428 3.428 0 0 1 6.856 0Zm-31.856 0a3.683 3.683 0 1 1-7.365 0 3.683 3.683 0 0 1 7.365 0Zm-32.365 0a3.937 3.937 0 1 1-7.875 0 3.937 3.937 0 0 1 7.875 0Zm-32.874 0a4.192 4.192 0 1 1-8.384 0 4.192 4.192 0 0 1 8.384 0Z\" fill=\"#FFF960\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__second\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__branch-logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Industriele-automatisering.svg\" class=\"header__branch-logo\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"header__button button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/ethernet-apl\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite Ethernet APL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"header__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__category\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Branch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_branches_kennishub=industriele-automatisering\" class=\"header__meta__detail--branch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustrial automation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"image-text bg--offwhite\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-313x283.jpg\" class=\"attachment-image_text_block size-image_text_block\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-313x283.jpg 313w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-1194x1080.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-531x480.jpg 531w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-707x640.jpg 707w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372-200x181.jpg 200w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FHI_Roelof-1-e1778145393372.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\t\t\t\t  <label><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-content__text\"><p>Ethernet APL is often viewed as the next step in industrial communication within the process industry. Technologically, this picture is accurate. The components are available, suppliers deliver quality, and initial applications prove that it works. Yet, widespread adoption remains elusive. This raises an uncomfortable question: what are we waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>The honest answer: not on technology. But on clarity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"text bg--offwhite\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text__content text__content--2-col\">\n\t\t\t<p>In practice, it appears that the foundations are not yet clear within the chain, and this starts with the definition of terms (what is Ethernet APL and what is it not...). Incorrect assumptions carry the risk that users choose solutions that do not fit their application. That is not a minor detail. If the market lacks a clear understanding of the fundamentals, every subsequent step becomes shaky. In that case, more technology will not help; what is needed first is a shared understanding.<\/p>\n<p>This brings us to a second point. Ethernet APL operates within an open ecosystem. Its strength lies in combining components, suppliers, and protocols. But that is precisely where the problem lies. The industry knows that collaboration is necessary, yet for years it has struggled to bring all parties together. Openness is embraced in theory but proves stubborn in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the discussion is shifting. It is not the engineer \u2013 because technically it works fine \u2013 but the decision-maker who asks the decisive question: what are the benefits? Less downtime, lower costs, more flexibility. Without a convincing business case, Ethernet APL remains stuck in pilots and demos. Promising, but not decisive.<\/p>\n<p>And then there is the promise of a single Ethernet standard. One language for the industry. But a closer look reveals that this reality is more complex. Multiple protocols can simply continue to exist. Perhaps that is not a problem, but a given. The real challenge lies not in uniformity, but in interoperability \u2014 systems working together despite the differences.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, this raises a significant cybersecurity issue. This is hardly an issue with traditional I\/O loops, but on APL, multiple protocols can run side-by-side\u2014an attractive starting point for hackers. If we do not address this problem seriously, cybersecurity could become a potential showstopper for this innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Ethernet APL therefore no longer requires a technological breakthrough. That already exists. What is missing is something more fundamental: a clear language, genuine collaboration, and the willingness to make choices.<\/p>\n<p>The question is not whether Ethernet APL will become the standard.<br \/>\nThe question is who dares to act with the confidence that the foundation is already in order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","branches":[12],"events":[546,372],"secretariat":[],"categories":[],"themes_tax":[523],"content_types":[502],"class_list":["post-82057","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ethernet APL is klaar voor de toekomst. 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