May 25, 2022

Ethernet-APL Technology Now Available: Standards Complete, Products Entering Market

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Weber, 06/22/2021 The numerous barriers to deploying high-speed Ethernet enabled instrumentation in hazardous process automation facilities are now resolved with the introduction of Ethernet-APL technology. Ethernet-APL is the new two-wire, intrinsically-safe physical layer suitable for use in demanding process automation applications. Ethernet-APL’s benefits include dramatically improved communication speed, hazardous area reach, power to field instrumentation, and […]

May 25, 2022

Updates available for certification tools and GSD Checker

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Weber, 09/27/2021 The implementation of future-proof technology hinges on the integration of concepts – and the specifications based on them – into different devices from many manufacturers. This enables users to meet continually increasing requirements on efficiency and cost effectiveness, as well as to overcome new digitization challenges in systems and machines. For this, in turn, […]

May 25, 2022

The omlox tracking standard – An enabler of sustainable production

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Weber, 12/02/2021 Sustainability is a topic many companies are engaging with in a major way right now. One key pillar being considered is the efficient use of equipment and resources. Tracking technology for the localization of production parts, tools and mobile machines can greatly contribute to their being used more efficiently and comprehensively, getting more out […]

May 25, 2022

New white paper released: “Information models – PI strategy for Industry 4.0”

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The new white paper entitled “Information models” describes their role within PI technologies and points out the path to implementation of Industry 4.0 applications. Weber, 04/12/2022 The classic communication landscape consists of cyclic data exchange between controllers and field devices, as well as data exchange for parameter setting, monitoring and diagnostics of the field devices. In […]

May 25, 2022

Impressive figures for PROFINET and IO-Link

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Weber, 04/25/2022 Despite more than two years of delivery issues and other uncertainties as a result of the pandemic, manufacturers of products using technology from PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have reported very positive figures for 2021. This is especially true for PROFINET and IO-Link. In no small part is this thanks to years of consistent […]

May 25, 2022

“IO-Link Safety Certified Designer” training course

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Weber, 05/10/2022 IO-Link Safety expands machines and systems automated with IO-Link to include functionally safe components and communication. The latest version of the IO-Link Safety specification (1.1.3) and version 1.1 of the associated test specification with protocol and functional tests build upon the successful base technology specifications in the IO-Link 2020 package. An English-language “IO-Link Safety […]

March 23, 2022

Interop Workshop for IO-Link Safety FS masters and FS devices

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Alongside development of the IO-Link Safety specification, technology provider companies have implemented testing systems for FS masters and FS devices, thereby ensuring a high level of maturity of test specification V1.1. A new FS master testing system – comprised of the testing program on a Windows PC as well as test hardware acting as a […]

March 16, 2022

Webinar: PI Digital Transformation Technologies

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We would like to emphasize to promote our next international webinar “PI Digital Transformation Technologies” taking place on April 6. This webinar offers you information about the current status and roadmap of technologies for a secured converged network, and standardized information models. Topics include: architecture, PROFINET integration, OPC UA, TSN, security, SPE, and 5G. Make initial plans for […]

March 15, 2022

MTP added to PI technology portfolio

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The production of modern goods requires production plants of ever-increasing complexity. The time and effort required for planning, configuration and commissioning is increasing, and costs are rising accordingly as well. This is where Module Type Package (MTP) technology comes into play. The modularization of a production plant makes it possible to use standardized plant parts. […]

March 8, 2022

PROFINET Community Stack

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Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) gives PROFINET room to increase performance and flexibility in use. Experts at PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) realized this early on and integrated TSN into the PROFINET specification. To support the spread and interoperability of PROFINET over TSN, PI has launched a PROFINET community stack project. The objective is to simplify […]