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Conference discusses the spread of Profibus
Across the world PI has established and supports 25 regional associations, 36 competence centres in 21 countries and 15 training centres in 10 countries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 July 2008
Profibus installations pass 25 million mark
The Profibus node installed base has increased by 25% in a single year, from 20 to 25 million.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 July 2008
Profibus paper discusses design and layout
Alexander Kaiser's paper will provide hints for the design of networks according to the physical layer specifications, as well as how to meet performance targets.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 June 2008
Conference simplifies fieldbus upgrades
The Profibus and Profinet UK User Conference 2008 aims to make the transition from conventional to fieldbus systems as easy (and jargon-free) as possible.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 May 2008
Companies co-operate on wireless standards
In April 2007, the EDDL co-operation Team (ECT) and the FDT Group began jointly working on a uniform solution for device integration.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 May 2008
Conference to draw UK and European bus experts
The fifth annual UK Profibus and Profinet User Conference will combine the conference with practical workshops and and exhibition featuring many live demonstrations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 May 2008
Specification boosts IO-Link deployment
PI's integration specification forms the basis for the wider deployment of IO-Link in Profibus and Profinet systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 May 2008
1.14 Profinet nodes have been installed worldwide
By the end of 2007, 1.14 million Profinet nodes had already been installed in various applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 April 2008
Workshops explain Profibus and Profinet monitoring
Workshop sessions will demonstrate the application of diagnostics and health checking tools, in four sessions covering both Profibus PA and DP installations and Profinet installations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 April 2008
Profibus conference schedule goes online
Case studies outlining user experience from recent UK Profibus installations will include a description of the electric monorail system installed at Cummins Engines.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 March 2008
Conference makes fieldbus upgrades easy
Profibus UK's annual conference will cover latest developments in both Profibus and Profinet technology for factory and process automation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 February 2008
New publication establishes drive standard
IEC 61800-7-303 specifies the mapping of the Profidrive profile defined in IEC 61800-7-203 on the communication systems Profibus DP (chapter 4) and ProfiNET IO (chapter 5).
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 January 2008
Course to explain Profinet
The Profibus Group is organising the first ever Certified Profinet Engineer Course to be held in the UK.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 January 2008
Consistent Ethernet use cuts automation costs
Profinet is developing into the best performing Ethernet system in industrial automation systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 January 2008
Certification eases interoperability
The Profinet IO-Tester supports the preparation of Profinet certification tests and contains automated test cases, which are also used for certification in test laboratories.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 September 2007
Conference provides software experience
Delegates from the Profibus user community spent two days in discussions with speakers and exhibitors at the Profibus International Conference and Exhibition.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 July 2007
Profisafe goes wireless
Version 2.4 of the Profisafe profile describes the conditions for the functionally safe transmission of data via WLAN and Bluetooth.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 June 2007
Presentation details released for conference
The Profibus International User group Conference will hear a report on some of the challenges facing a contractor in the water industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 June 2007
Fieldbus integration work continues
Fieldbus Integration has started work on integrating the HART and FF communication systems for process automation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 June 2007
Conference allows Profibus discussion
A presentation at the Profibus User Conference will explain the diagnostic/maintenance data that can be found within intelligent field devices using Profibus PA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 May 2007
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