Despite challenges brought about by the pandemic, products featuring technology from PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have been very well accepted by users. With the total number of PROFIBUS...
PROFINET Network Design Webinar is up on ProfiTv Australia NZ. This webinar covers topics from the PROFINET Network Design Guideline. There is a short overview of PROFINET, followed by in-depth sectio...
This webinar covers a structured introduction to IO-Link, including helpful content for end-users and device vendors alike. It includes details on the organisation, suitable applications, the protocol...
One of the core tasks of PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) is the cross-manufacturer standardization of data interfaces for enabling easy, interoperable communication in automation systems. I...
If you didn’t know or haven’t visited ProfiTv Australia NZ YouTube Channel yet, we at PAANZ encourage you to do so. The Profibus Association of Australia & New Zealand (PAANZ) is responsible for t...
IODDfinder, an essential tool established by the IO-Link Community for providing IODDs (device descriptions for IO-Link devices) has become highly recognized and much used in recent years. This recogn...
The volumes of data currently being generated and processed in industrial production systems are increasing tremendously. At the same time, the range of technologies of PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET Int...
Machine-readable information models simplify universal data access Classical communication technologies are mainly used to control the basic functions of machines and plants. In recent years, however,...
Omlox paves the way to Industry 4.0 and supply chain transparency by unify all locating technologies in one open, interoperable standard. While supporting location technologies like GNSS, 5G/LTE, WIFI...
Digitization and Industry 4.0 are presenting new challenges in automation. Since the very beginning, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have been taking on new challenges and working consisten...
In common factory automation applications, IO-Link easily meets most requirements. Smart Factory developments driven by Industry 4.0 are creating new challenges, though. The portfolio of IO-Link devic...
Already very early – in parallel with the first PROFINET specifications – PI published an extensive security concept, which was further refined and adapted in multiple steps. It is not sufficient simp...