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...
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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...
PROFIsafe and Virtualization
Virtualization Advancing digitalization in automation technology has experienced a significant innovation with the virtualization of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The experts of the PI commun...
PROFINET Security Class 1 – Ready for Prime Time
Everyone in industry is concerned with Industrial Network security, and our approach at PI has evolved to address this concern. In the early days, PI recommended a Defense in Depth strategy, and on to...
What’s Behind the Success of IO-Link?
In the last issue of PROFINEWS, we reported on the impressive node counts for all of the PI technologies. IO-Link is one of those technologies, and it continues to outperform expectations. With the n...
PROFIdrive Profile Tester V6.0
The PROFIdrive Profile Tester, a powerful tool for PROFINET device development, has been upgraded to version 6.0, starting with a trial bundle version. This release brings significant improvements and...
Recap: ACHEMA Show with PROFINET PA Live Demo
PROFINET in Process Automation Live Demo ACHEMA, the world’s largest chemical, pharma, food & beverage, and life sciences trade show, held on June 10 to 14 exceeded all expectations. The six Innov...