Already some time ago, PI technical committees began working on OT security because of its supreme importance regarding digitalization and the associated data collection. Step-by-step specifications, proofs of concept and guidelines were developed by working groups. Now, the first PROFINET Plugfest event focusing on security took place at the SmartFactoryOWL—a joint institution of the OWL […]
SRCI (Standard Robot Command Interface) is one of PI’s technologies that is revolutionizing a big technology market – we are talking about the robotics industry. With SRCI, PI is providing the first standard for robot programming and operation by enabling robot programming in PLC environments – just like any other part of your machine program. […]
In its annual survey of newly installed nodes, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) reports outstanding growth figures for its technologies. PROFIsafe and IO-Link in particular are showing impressive increases. Despite challenging market conditions, the other PI technologies also maintained their high growth rates. The use of IO-Link in industrial plants is increasing significantly. An additional […]
Click on a headline or image below to learn more about a given new product. Ethernet-APL Field Switch Released Softing Industrial announces the presentation of its new “aplSwitch Field”. This state-of-the-art 16-port Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (Ethernet-APL) Field Switch with optional PROFIBUS PA proxy is designed for use in Zone 2 hazardous areas, and establishes seamless connectivity […]
Click on a headline or image below to learn more about a given new product. Linear Displacement Transducer with PROFINET Temposonics has announced a new generation of sensors focused on Industry 4.0, that features advanced machine monitoring and predictive maintenance capabilities to enhance industrial productivity. The R-Series V PROFINET now transmits additional sensor status information, such […]
IT / OT convergence is here to stay whether we like it or not. There have been lots of articles about how to deal with convergence and lots of stories about how one side did this or that to the other side’s network, breaking this or that in the process. But how did we get […]
In the summer of 2023, the IO-Link community and mioty alliance resolved to collaborate and cooperate more closely in the future. The focus of this cooperation is the end user, who is to benefit from considerable added value as a result of the two organizations’ collaboration. The seamless integration of mioty into the IO-Link ecosystem […]
With more than 130,000 visitors from 150 countries and 4,000 exhibiting companies, Hannover Messe 2024 (HMI2024) continued to be an important and global meeting place for industry professionals. The show was a great opportunity for PI to once again demonstrate its value to the industry as the leading association for industrial communication and automation technologies. […]
Click on a headline or image below to learn more about a given new product Signal Tower with IO-Link With 20 RGB LED slices, 21 adjustable colors and ten different light patterns, the Modlight60 Pro RGB IO-Link signal tower from Murrelektronik offers flexible options for clear, attention-grabbing signaling by visually separating the individual RGB LED slices – even […]
Even after a little more than a year at PNO/PI, I am continually impressed by how our standards for the interoperability of industrial communication solutions lead to scaling and thus diversity and attractive prices for communication and automation solutions. What’s more – PI technologies often provide the starting impetus for further innovations. Today, PI has […]