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January 23, 2023

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First devices with PROFINET over APL and PA Profile 4 on the start

With PROFINET over APL, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) provides a new, Ethernet-based communication protocol for the field level of process automation, which meets all requirements for robustness and simplicity on the basis of the new Advanced Physical Layer (Ethernet-APL). PROFINET over APL ensures fast, seamless access to data in field devices in process plants […]

January 19, 2023

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International PROFINET Technology Webinar

PAANZ POST Dear all members,On Tuesday, 28th February 2023The first international PROFINET Technology Webinar is scheduled for this yearThe webinar will be shown twice:The first session will take place from 8am – 11am Central European Time (CET)The second session will be held in the afternoon from 4pm – 7pm CET Members are invited to participate […]

January 17, 2023

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Signed GSDML Files for Greater Security

In the field of automation, security protection is indisputably becoming more and more important all the time. That is why the security experts at PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) have drawn up a comprehensive security concept using recognized methods & means and described it in specifications. Depending on the requirement situation, three PROFINET security classes […]

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January 11, 2023

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A stable foundation for PROFINET over TSN

With completion of the V2.4 MU3 documentation, the experts at PI (PROFIBUS and PROFINET International) finished the specification work for PROFINET over TSN in mid 2022. The scope and depth of all the required TSN functions and the corresponding configuration using PROFINET resources are described in detail. Naturally, experience gained from the initial implementations and […]

January 5, 2023

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How TSN Became a Key Technology for Industrial Automation

TSN is considered key to network convergence – getting sensor data, process data, asset data, really any data from the OT network, to the cloud for analysis. The results from this analysis are then used to make adjustments to processes and take actions by the devices in the OT network to improve operational efficiencies, tweak […]

Simplified PROFINET tester architecture based on an external embedded board.

January 3, 2023

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PROFINET Tester Architecture Simplified

The availability of a flexible testing system for the interfaces of open communication systems is an important part of product quality assurance. With the PROFINET Tester, PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) is providing member companies with such a tool, free of charge, as part of a Test Bundle. This tool is also being used by […]

December 28, 2022

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Fast and Flexible Filling with PROFINET [APP STORY]

Many users wish they could combine the advantages of flow-rate metering and piston metering in one rotary filling machine. Tölke, a specialist in packaging machinery, has pulled off this feat by using LinMot linear motors and servo drives. The operator of the system benefits from short changeover times, less scrap, shorter downtime, and a more […]

August 15, 2022

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Full support for PROFINET over TSN

Over the past two years, a wide variety of different experts at PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have been heavily engaged with the integration of TSN into PROFINET, which is still the driving theme for PROFINET. This not only includes the working groups which created the specification documents and which actively supported the standardization work […]

Vendor and technology independent showcase

August 8, 2022

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Holistic and automated material flow with omlox

Due to increasing and volatile demand in eCommerce, shaken supply-chains and labor shortages, there is a lot of emphasis on automation in intralogistics these days. Logistics companies are deploying automated guided vehicles, robots and invest in modernization of their IT landscape. Systems are becoming increasingly complex which poses the need for interoperable and open standards. […]

March 23, 2022

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Interop Workshop for IO-Link Safety FS masters and FS devices

Alongside development of the IO-Link Safety specification, technology provider companies have implemented testing systems for FS masters and FS devices, thereby ensuring a high level of maturity of test specification V1.1. A new FS master testing system – comprised of the testing program on a Windows PC as well as test hardware acting as a […]

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