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 […]
Reliable data preparation and provisioning – The expectations of digitalization are enormous. Many people forget that the necessary data must be available in such a way that it can be used by a control, edge or cloud application. Only with PROFINET will Industry 4.0 applications become possible. There is a great desire for more digitalization, […]
With the successful launch of Ethernet-APL, the topic of Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is gaining new momentum. PROFINET is excellently positioned to also play a leading role in SPE. It was no small piece of work that process automation accomplished with the development and standardization of Ethernet-APL. Since last year there have been a large […]
Double-sheet detection is a critical application required to prevent metal sheets from flying across the factory floor, causing costly damages and possibly even human injury. In press shop operations, where precision and efficiency are paramount, double-sheet detectors are emerging as indispensable tools, offering a cost-effective and reliable solution for detecting single and double-sheet scenarios. Traditional […]
In the complex and interconnected world of industrial automation, the security of communication networks is not just a feature—it’s a necessity. PROFINET has long recognized this need and marks a milestone in what can be likened to ‘security feature completeness’ with its upcoming release of the MU5 (Maintenance Update 5) of the PROFINET specification. What’s […]
Background The specification and certification of Ethernet-APL, based on the IEEE standards 10BASE-T1L, has now been completed for devices to support the intrinsic safety requirement of the process industries. There is a desire to use the SPE technology to support devices in non-ex areas as well. There are 4 standardization organizations (SDO) that are co-owners […]