The safety of people, the machines and the environment is the top priority for every system. IO-Link Safety expands IO-Link to include a safe communication layer. As a result, automated machines and systems can now be enhanced with functional safe components and communication through IO-Link as well. IO-Link connection and transmission technology can still be […]
For decades, the chemical industry has been making extremely high efforts to guarantee safety for people and the environment. The infrastructures for process and operations management and safety applications are strictly separated. These two worlds differed technologically as well, as only 4-20 mA was available for safety applications. With the combination of Ethernet-APL and PROFIsafe, […]
Major standards development and end user organizations serving the process automation industry announce today ongoing collaboration work on the specification for a standardized Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM®). Participating organizations plan to share ownership of the specification and collaboratively participate in the PA-DIM working group, hosted at FieldComm Group, creating enhancements and extensions to […]
omlox, the world’s only open and manufacturer-independent tracking standard, has now been released in version 2.0. omlox is also establishing itself as the primary data source for location-based data, both in the industrial field and beyond. Thanks to cooperation with other associations, like the OPC Foundation and the Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA), the vision […]
Augmented reality (AR) has been around since the 1970s when it was first introduced in pilot helmets and general industrial purpose since 1990. The technology consists superimposes computer graphics onto a user’s real-world perspective. The computer image could be real, entirely simulated or potentially exist in the past/future. Superimposing this information on the current perspective […]
Schildknecht, AG has gained experience with all radio technologies in many thousands of projects since 1993. It is one of the main reasons why we recommended Bluetooth 5.0. It is the most robust and interference-resistant radio technology. Users see this in high system availability, comparable to that of a cable, with no fieldbus faults. However, […]
Profitable Digitization Projects Begin in the Machine Network Anyone who wants to implement any digitization projects at shopfloor level, such as energy management, condition monitoring or preventive maintenance concepts, will be familiar with the challenges: Where to get comprehensive and accurate data? How to keep the cost of infrastructural adjustments at a reasonable level? The […]
PROFINET Community Software Stack The first way we at PI are helping automation device vendors to adopt TSN is via the release of the PROFINET Community [software] Stack. This portable software stack provides core functions required by PROFINET-enabled devices. These core functions can then be adapted (downwards) to the specific hardware upon which the stack […]
Wanted: PROFINET-speaking Devices.Needed: Integration Expertise. In more and more cases, the ability to communicate and interoperate via PROFINET is a must-have for Industry 4.0-capable devices. What should device manufacturers know to make the right “make-or-buy” decision? And how can they solve fast-changing requirements without investing in own software expertise? Here’s how to make it work […]
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. The PROFINET standard (IEC 61158/IEC 61784) also enables comprehensive implementation of the communication protocol in field devices. To […]