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News Release from: The Profibus Group
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 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.
Profibus UK has scheduled its fifth annual conference for June The event has been renamed the Profibus and Profinet User Conference
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 2008 conference will concentrate on the real issues of implementation, maintenance and management of Profibus and Profinet systems, from a user perspective.
Speakers, will present their experience as installers and users of such systems, with as much information about the problems to avoid as about the advantages that result.
The conference is designed for end users, including installation and maintenance personnel, system designers and decision makers.
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The conference programme is designed to contain a mixture of technical presentations, demonstrations and hands-on practical sessions that are suitable for a wide variety of experience; from first-time users to those with extensive experience with working systems.
Some of these sessions will provide a taster of the training and technical support sessions provided by the UK Profibus Competence Centre at the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), to support the further introduction of Profibus and Profinet technology into industry.
In addition, the conference will cover latest developments in both Profibus and Profinet technology for factory and process automation, including safety, motion control, wireless implementations and integration with the internet and MES.
The two-day event will be supported by an exhibition of the latest products from around 20 commercial and associated organisations, including product vendors, trainers, consultants and systems integrators.
The venue this year is Stratford Manor, near Stratford-on-Avon, in Warwickshire.
This hotel sits in its own 21 acres of grounds five minutes from junction 15 of the M40 and is within easy reach of Birmingham International Airport.
It has recently completed a multimillion pound refurbishment.
The conference dates will be Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th June.
The conference programme places great emphasis on serving the needs of companies that own, operate, design, build or maintain manufacturing facilities and process plant.
The aim is to help companies make the transition from conventional to fieldbus systems as easy (and jargon-free) as possible.
The sessions will include audience participation and delegates are encouraged to submit the questions they wish to see answered in advance, for the presenters to cover that topic.
Further discussions with the presenters and suppliers can be developed during the conference breaks.
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