diff --git a/plc4j/drivers/s7/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/s7/readwrite/protocol/S7ProtocolLogic.java b/plc4j/drivers/s7/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/s7/readwrite/protocol/S7ProtocolLogic.java
index bc759e2c4b3..d513bf13bfb 100644
--- a/plc4j/drivers/s7/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/s7/readwrite/protocol/S7ProtocolLogic.java
+++ b/plc4j/drivers/s7/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/s7/readwrite/protocol/S7ProtocolLogic.java
@@ -92,11 +92,7 @@ public class S7ProtocolLogic extends Plc4xProtocolBase<TPKTPacket> {
     /*
      * Task group for managing connection redundancy.
      */
-    private final ExecutorService clientExecutorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4, new BasicThreadFactory.Builder()
-        .namingPattern("plc4x-app-thread-%d")
-        .daemon(true)
-        .priority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY)
-        .build());
+    private final ExecutorService clientExecutorService = SharedExecutor.getAppExecutor();
 
     /*
      * Take into account that the size of this buffer depends on the final device.
@@ -154,8 +150,6 @@ public PlcTagHandler getTagHandler() {
 
     @Override
     public void close(ConversationContext<TPKTPacket> context) {
-        // TODO: Find out how to close this prior to Java 19
-        //clientExecutorService.close();
         tm.shutdown();
         eventLogic.stop();
         // TODO Implement Closing on Protocol Level
@@ -259,8 +253,6 @@ public void onConnect(ConversationContext<TPKTPacket> context) {
     @Override
     public void onDisconnect(ConversationContext<TPKTPacket> context) {
         logger.info("onDisconnect");        
-        // 1. Here we shut down the local task executor.
-        clientExecutorService.shutdownNow();
         // 2. Performs the shutdown of the transaction executor.
         tm.shutdown();
         // 3. Finish the execution of the tasks for the handling of Events.
diff --git a/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/RequestTransactionManager.java b/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/RequestTransactionManager.java
index f71be3b2d4d..d0251892ea0 100644
--- a/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/RequestTransactionManager.java
+++ b/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/RequestTransactionManager.java
@@ -47,15 +47,9 @@ public class RequestTransactionManager {
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RequestTransactionManager.class);
 
-    /** Executor that performs all operations */
-    //static final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(4);
-
-    final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4, new BasicThreadFactory.Builder()
-                                                    .namingPattern("plc4x-tm-thread-%d")
-                                                    .daemon(true)
-                                                    .priority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY)
-                                                    .build());    
-    
+    /** Shared Executor that performs all operations */
+    final ExecutorService executor = SharedExecutor.getTmExecutor();
+
     private final Set<RequestTransaction> runningRequests;
     /** How many Transactions are allowed to run at the same time? */
     private int numberOfConcurrentRequests;
@@ -92,11 +86,9 @@ public void setNumberOfConcurrentRequests(int numberOfConcurrentRequests) {
     }
     
     /*
-    * It allows the sequential shutdown of the associated driver.
-    */
-    public void shutdown(){
-        executor.shutdown();
-    }    
+     * Empty shutdown because of shared executor
+     */
+    public void shutdown(){}
 
     public void submit(Consumer<RequestTransaction> context) {
         RequestTransaction transaction = startRequest();
diff --git a/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/SharedExecutor.java b/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/SharedExecutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd999791065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plc4j/spi/src/main/java/org/apache/plc4x/java/spi/transaction/SharedExecutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package org.apache.plc4x.java.spi.transaction;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.BasicThreadFactory;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+
+/**
+ * A new class created to centrally manage executors, which would otherwise be created and never removed for each connection request.
+ * That is, given a connection, ThreadPools were created for each request through it; these only died at the end of the connection, so in
+ * the case of a cached connection, the ThreadPools accumulated. This way, there is always only one shared ThreadPool: nothing changes for the normal connection
+ * while avoiding the problem with the cached connection.
+ *
+ * NB: the number of threads here is set to 10 (in the original, non-shared connection, there were 4) for safety.
+ * If necessary (e.g. massive several connections to independent PLCs), it can be increased.
+ */
+public class SharedExecutor {
+    /**
+     * Usato da opcua driver (e forse altri.. ma non s7)
+     */
+    private static final ExecutorService tmExecutor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(
+            10,
+            new BasicThreadFactory.Builder()
+                    .namingPattern("plc4x-tm-thread-%d")
+                    .daemon(true)
+                    .priority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY)
+                    .build()
+    );
+
+    /**
+     * Usato solo da s7 driver
+     */
+    private static final ExecutorService appExecutor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(
+            10,
+            new BasicThreadFactory.Builder()
+                    .namingPattern("plc4x-app-thread-%d")
+                    .daemon(true)
+                    .priority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY)
+                    .build()
+    );
+
+    public static ExecutorService getTmExecutor() {
+        return tmExecutor;
+    }
+
+    public static ExecutorService getAppExecutor() {
+        return appExecutor;
+    }
+
+    public static void shutdown() {
+        tmExecutor.shutdownNow();
+        appExecutor.shutdownNow();
+    }
+}