HMS Networks is delighted to announce that it has just delivered important network training that will help maintain continuity for vital systems at the CERN Laboratory – home of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. The importance of the PROFIBUS networks to operations at CERN led its engineering department to seek more detailed and practical […]
Thanks to the release of the VIK-NAMUR specific GSD file – a new use-case has been added to the PROFIdrive profile and now allows any device change during operation without adapting a device-specific configuration or changing setting parameters – even when changing devices across manufacturer boundaries. This kind of system behavior, which is desirable in […]
Security in the field of operative technology (OT) is proving itself to be a decisive requirement for secure data collection, which is of crucial importance when it comes to implementing digitalization projects. Digitalization means, for example, the optimization of production processes and alignment between the physical and digital worlds. At the same time, normative requirements […]
HMS Networks opened its Dubai office in 2019. Prior to this, HMS Networks had been doing business in the region through distributors and sales support from Sweden and Spain for several years and there are already many Anybus, IXXAT, eWON and Intesis products used by customers in the region. Recently Dr. Hassan Kaghazchi, Chairman RPA […]
Introduction The adoption of robots in modern production lines to increase automation and reduce costs is growing at a rapid pace. This includes the large robot lines often seen in the automotive industry, but across other industries as well. Even medium-sized companies, whether in the food & beverage industry, the packaging industry, or even electronics […]
For the 21st time now, the IO-Link community has met for a two-day interoperability workshop. The annual event, which took place in Bad Soden, Germany, saw a new participation record: 130 participants from 49 companies and nine different countries. “We were especially pleased that the newly founded Onsoon test center from China was also represented […]
Smart Lithium Battery with PROFINET Hellpower Energy is launching a PROFINET-enabled battery that seamlessly integrates into existing PROFINET systems and overcomes traditional communication barriers. Developed as a lithium battery for Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV), the product meets the specific requirements of industrial environments. Future developments are already planned, includnig a battery simulator, and chargers with a […]
With the total PROFINET node count coming in at close to 60 million nodes by the end of 2022, it’s safe to say at this point in 2023 the grand total has surpassed 70 million –and therefore the venerable PROFIBUS. It’s no wonder then that there’s a large contingent of people enjoying the newly-built site […]
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. […]
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 […]