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November 9, 2023
by in Events, Training

PAANZ is pleased to announce the organisation of a comprehensive series of Profinet courses throughout Australia.

PAANZ is pleased to announce the organisation of a comprehensive series of Profinet courses throughout Australia. These courses encompass a 5-day program, combining both the Certified PROFINET Network Engineer and the Certified PROFINET IO Network Installer certifications. For further information and inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Ella Averill-Russell at marketing@profibus.org.au

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November 1, 2023
by in News, News

PROFIsafe for OPC UA – The networking of machines becomes fail-safe

PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) already developed PROFIsafe in the 1990s, making fail-safe communication and transfer of process data possible over the same connection. While many users still regarded the new technology skeptically at the time, it has since gained ground over a wide front. Today, PROFIsafe is the world market leader among safety-oriented protocols. […]

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November 1, 2023
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IO-Link Wireless specification completed

IO-Link is the first technology for communicating with sensors and actuators below the fieldus level to be adopted as an international standard (IEC 61131-9). This technology has now been expanded to include wireless communication. The IO-Link community has completed work on the specifications for IO-Link Wireless and will publish an approved version at the 2018 […]

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November 1, 2023
by in News, News

Into the world of wireless with IO-Link

At the end of June this year, an IO-Link Wireless workshop at Helmut-Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany concluded with great success. More than 60 participants learned about IO-Link Wireless over the course of two days. The goal was to give participants a greater understanding of the technology and put them in a position to develop […]

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November 1, 2023
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PI hosts two international PROFINET webinars at the summer solstice!

PROFINET is the open, manufacturer-independent industrial Ethernet standard for production and process automation. Thanks to its scalable communication, it offers optimal performance and flexibility and meets all the requirements for the use of Ethernet in industrial automation. To support manufacturers in developing PROFINET devices and their product range and to design implementation to be easy […]

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Expansions to TSN and security in PROFINET specification V2.4 completed
May 25, 2022
by in News

Expansions to TSN and security in PROFINET specification V2.4 completed

Weber, 07/21/2021 Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are becoming increasingly tangible. PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) is making an active contribution in this area and is committed to comprehensive and practicable standardization of industrial communication, which is continuously evolving in line with progress in implementation, but also with the technologies used.  The second maintenance update of the […]

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May 25, 2022
by in News

Ethernet-APL Technology Now Available: Standards Complete, Products Entering Market

Weber, 06/22/2021 The numerous barriers to deploying high-speed Ethernet enabled instrumentation in hazardous process automation facilities are now resolved with the introduction of Ethernet-APL technology. Ethernet-APL is the new two-wire, intrinsically-safe physical layer suitable for use in demanding process automation applications.  Ethernet-APL’s benefits include dramatically improved communication speed, hazardous area reach, power to field instrumentation, and […]

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May 25, 2022
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Updates available for certification tools and GSD Checker

Weber, 09/27/2021 The implementation of future-proof technology hinges on the integration of concepts – and the specifications based on them – into different devices from many manufacturers. This enables users to meet continually increasing requirements on efficiency and cost effectiveness, as well as to overcome new digitization challenges in systems and machines. For this, in turn, […]

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New white paper released: “Information models – PI strategy for Industry 4.0”
May 25, 2022
by in News

New white paper released: “Information models – PI strategy for Industry 4.0”

The new white paper entitled “Information models” describes their role within PI technologies and points out the path to implementation of Industry 4.0 applications. Weber, 04/12/2022 The classic communication landscape consists of cyclic data exchange between controllers and field devices, as well as data exchange for parameter setting, monitoring and diagnostics of the field devices. In […]

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