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PROFINET and PROFIprocess - Your success in process automation! 31/01/2022 A webinar (on Feb 23 and 24) will provide an overview of process automation with PROFINET. It will give insight into implementation using tools and solutions. Swift installation, easy handling, and interchangeability between field devices – unified across manufacturers – are keys to process automation success. Core functions and parameters for commissioning, operation, diagnosis, and maintenance are defined in the ‘PA device profile’ for transmitters, actuators, analyzers, and more. Full Story...
Wireless to the last mile 13/09/2021 Alexander Weber discusses the beneficial relationship that IO-Link Wireless and 5G can offer in industrial applications. Full Story...
A new video explains key benefits of using a fieldbus 19/01/2021 A video explains one of the most dramatic evolutions in the industrial automation Industry – The transition from 4-20 mA to digital fieldbuses. Learn about both technologies, including examples with PROFIBUS, representing fieldbuses. Full Story...
Communication technologies: supporting digitalisation 02/11/2020 Dr Peter Wenzel comments on industrial technology trends and the impact they are having on industrial communication solutions. Full Story...
IO-Link and JSON 27/04/2020 The IO-Link Community has published a new specification for easy data exchange which describes how data can be exchanged by IO-Link over JSON REST and MQTT – in line with the transparent communication of Industry 4.0. Full Story...
IO-Link description file database grows 18/02/2020 The IODDfinder is centralised, cross-manufacturer database containing IO-Link description files Full Story...
PROFINET gets boosted security measures at protocol level 11/02/2020 PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) has always recognised security as being one of the most vital components of an industrial communication system. Full Story...
OPC UA Safety technical work has been completed 06/01/2020 PI, in cooperation with the OPC Foundation, has recently completed the technical work for OPC UA Safety. Full Story...
Making digitalisation work! 08/09/2019 Suzanne Gill finds out how industrial communications are supporting and simplifying the digital migration process. Full Story...
PROFINET & PROFIBUS node count continues to rise 25/06/2019 PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) has concluded its annual notarised count of the installed base of devices with interfaces using communication technologies from PI. As in previous years, the numbers from 2018 indicate a positive trend. Full Story...
New PROFINET security whitepaper 21/05/2019 PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) has published a security whitepaper documenting the basic concepts for protecting the PROFINET protocol. Full Story...
The importance of standardisation 15/04/2019 Peter Wenzel, executive director of PROFIBUS & PROFINET International, Germany, highlights the importance of standardisation for data communication technologies. Full Story...
Event: Understanding and applying PROFIBUS, PROFINET and IO-Link 30/07/2018 The Profibus Group – PI UK has organised a free-to-attend seminar at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, UK on 24 October. Full Story...
IO-Link Wireless specification completed 29/05/2018 The IO-Link community has completed work on the specifications for IO-Link Wireless and an approved version has been published. Full Story...
IO-Link Wireless specification completed 25/04/2018 The IO-Link community has completed work on the specifications for IO-Link Wireless and has published an approved version. Full Story...
IO-Link Safety specification released 30/05/2017 With the recent release and publication of the IO-Link Safety specification by the IO-Link community and its concept assessment approval by the TÜV SÜD, the way looks paved for the implementation of IO-Link Safety enabled systems and devices. Full Story...
Communication cooperation continues apace 30/01/2017 Suzanne Gill reports on the latest networking and communication protocol developments. Full Story...
CC-Link IE and PROFINET interoperability specification launched 13/12/2016 The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) and PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) announced the launch of a new joint specification at sps/ipc/drives to allow for easy interoperability between CC-Link IE and PROFINET. Full Story...
FieldComm Group and PI sign a cooperation agreement for FDI technology 30/08/2016 The completion of the FDI (Field Device Integration) technology gives us hard evidence of a targeted cooperation between a vareity of different organisations in industrial automation with the aim of providing users with operational technologies for their solutions. This includes the specification of FDI, EDDL, tools, and components to support efficient product development. Full Story...
Ensuring interoperability of drive and motion control applications 01/03/2016 Clean interfaces between all components are necessary to ensure smooth running in drive applications. To ensure the interoperability of drive and motion control applications, certification of products with the Encoder profile are now available from PI. Full Story...
China gains its first national functional safety standard for industry 16/02/2016 Following successful standardisation of PROFIBUS and PROFINET in China, PROFIsafe has been elevated to the status of a Chinese national standard. Full Story...
The growth of Profibus and Profinet technologies in process automation 13/08/2015 At the end of 2014, nearly 51 million PROFIBUS devices were installed in industrial plants worldwide, about 3.5 million more than the previous year. At the same time, PROFIBUS in process automation is also recording steady growth. Full Story...
Industrial communication with PROFINET book published 24/03/2015 A new edition of the book Industrial communication with PROFINET has been published by PI, the global industrial communications organization taking in the latest version of the PROFINET Standard V 2.3. Full Story...
A stepped approach to securing automation systems 24/02/2015 Professor Dr. Frithjof Klasen, a member of the Managing Board of the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), discusses problems surrounding security for automation systems and explains how guidelines from communication technology organisations, such as PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), can be helpful. Full Story...
PROFINET and PROFIsafe in automation applications 13/05/2014 The returned figures from an PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) initiated count of devices used in the automation market show that, in 2013, the trend of strong growth for PROFINET and PROFIsafe continued while PROFIBUS maintained a high level. Full Story...
Drives and motion with PROFINET 15/01/2013 PROFIBUS & PROFINET International have produced a whitepaper looking at the combined benefits of PROFINET, its Industrial Ethernet communication system based on standard Ethernet, wiht the PROFIdrive drive profile, which is said to form the basis for a high-performance and future-proof drive technology. Full Story...
A fast synchronous network as the basis for achieving a high-performance overall system 23/11/2012 What are the factors for successful automation? Factors such as speed or the performance capability of a particular sensor are often mentioned. However, the outstanding features of an individual component are only an advantage if the design of the overall system is compatible. In practical terms, this means that high-precision sensors are of little use without a fast synchronous network, and vice versa. Full Story...
Potential of PROFIenergy 06/12/2011 A new white paper describes how to save 30% energy in production applications. Full Story...
PROFIenergy - Energy saving potential 01/11/2011 Professor Dr. Frithjof Klasen discusses the results of a PROFIenergy study undertaken at Daimler and Volkswagen which highlighted some potential energy savings for production plants. Full Story...
Fieldbus organisations get together to provide simplified wireless communication 06/09/2011 In a bid to convince the process industry to make the best use of wireless communication technology, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), Fieldbus Foundation (FF) and the HART Communication Foundation are currently working on the development of an architecture for a WirelessHART gateway. Full Story...
PROFINET gains process acceptance 03/06/2011 PROFINET is already a familiar feature of production automation and drive engineering applications. But what about the process automation sector? Dr Peter Wenzel of Profibus and Profinet International (PI) has reported a heightened interest from this sector. Full Story...
Communications equipped for the future 26/04/2011 Process plant operators demand a high level of reliability and profitability in production. Plants must function in a harsh industrial environment over many years without interruption. The automatic interaction of different systems and components of various manufacturers must be ensured on a continuous basis. Communication systems provide the basis for this type of interaction… Full Story...
PROFINET in process automation – application profile completed 06/12/2010 PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) has achieved another important milestone for PROFINET, following the completion of the PROFINET for Process Automation application profile. As a result, PROFINET is now ideally suited for both manufacturing and process automation, claims PI. Full Story...
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