The CLPA is an international organisation founded in 2000. For more than 20 years, the CLPA has been dedicated to the technical development and promotion of the CC-Link family of open automation networks. The CLPA’s key technology is CC-Link IE TSN, the world’s first open industrial Ethernet to combine gigabit bandwidth with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), making it the leading solution for Industry 4.0 applications. Currently the CLPA has 4,200 member companies worldwide and 2,900 compatible products available from 380 manufacturers. 40 million devices using CLPA technology are in use worldwide.