A Standardized Plug System for PROFINET over SPE
PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) is developing an integrated PROFINET over SPE solution – from plug to data link. With its array of technologies, PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET Internatio...
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SPS 2024: Consistent Advancement of Our Technologies
The headline from the trade fair organizer: “SPS 2024: Fewer Exhibitors, More Visitors”–this perfectly reflects our current view. Companies are considering how they can achieve savings or use availabl...
IO-Link Interop 2024 – More than “Just” a Platform for Testing
For the 22nd time, the IO-Link Community met for the 2-day Interop Workshop from October 1 to 2, 2024 in Bad Soden, Germany with an international participation of more than 90 participants from 40 dif...
Universal Robots: Successful Implementation of SRCI
MESCO Engineering GmbH is pleased to announce that the company has successfully implemented the Standard Robot Command Interface (SRCI) with PROFINET into the software of Universal Robots (UR), the Da...
PROFINET Community Stack as a Toolkit
Introduction & History In 2021, Siemens donated its PROFINET software stack to PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) in what would become an offering known as the PROFINET Community Stack. Th...
New PI Training Center in Sweden
PI Training Centers (PITCs) are instrumental in providing educational services for PROFINET and PROFIBUS technologies worldwide. They support developers and users in learning more about PRO...
PROFINET: Continuous Innovation and Highest Quality
Introduction I often hear competitors say, ‘You keep changing things, look at all the different versions of PROFINET.’ Yes, we release new versions of the PROFINET specification and tester annually. T...
Virtualised Controller and Device Certification
Virtual controllers and devices are a perfect example of the IT/OT convergence which plays a decisive role for PROFINET in automation technology. With the technical advancements being made in virtuali...
New Tests and Simplifications for PROFINET Tester
PROFINET users rely on the high quality and interoperability of devices used in their systems and machines and have come to expect this in the continual further development of required functions. Devi...
Field Device Development in 7 Steps
The process industry faces the challenging task of increasing plant efficiency, reducing production costs and ensuring human and environmental safety. As a result, current developments in electronics...
IO-Link: A Key to the Future of Automation
Based on the evaluation of the notary statistics for IO-Link, it can be said that the IO-Link standard has arrived on the market. A significant contribution to this is the standardized parameter model...
New omlox Certification Now Available
The omlox standard, which provides an open and interoperable infrastructure for real-time positioning in industrial environments, is growing steadily and is increasingly established in the market. We...