Profibus conference schedule goes online
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Mar 19, 2008
Case studies outlining user experience from recent UK Profibus installations will include a description of the electric monorail system installed at Cummins Engines.
The full schedule proposed for the Profibus User Conference 2008 is now available on the conference website.
The programme provides technology updates and application experience, with a second stream presenting workshops on the more practical aspects of installing and using Profibus systems.
The workshops are presented with the same schedule on both days of the conference, enabling the delegate to choose the main lectures of interest for his particular application.
Day One (24th June) kicks off with a keynote address from Joerg Freitag, Chairman of Profibus International (PI) - the organisation behind both Profibus and Profinet.
Freitag will report to the conference on the state of the technology and the market for both Profibus and Profinet.
Case studies outlining user experience from recent UK Profibus installations will include a description of the electric monorail system installed at Cummins Engines, presented by Tam Ashcroft of Cleveland Systems.
The diesel engine production line and pressure test process now uses 600m of overhead monorail to transport the units through 34 assembly stations and a number of Profibus networks interface between operator HMI and touch panels and the Siemens S7-317DP PLCs.
Paul Le Cornu of Hydro International will also describe the instrumentation and automation of their hydraulic test facilities using a Profibus system.
Other practical papers on Day 1 discuss system design, pitfalls and troubleshooting.
Day Two (25th June) includes a presentation from Thomas Klatt of Pepperl + Fuchs on the use of Profibus PA in hazardous area applications and a further paper from Mark Cargill of Enpure on upgrading and extending legacy Profibus systems.
Mark Cargill will describe the water industry's use of fieldbus installations, both in terms of design and practical implementation.
The current and future trends in the water industry installation of fieldbus networks is the main topic of a paper from Roger Marlow, of the Pump Centre, part of ESR Technology, one of the UK's engineering, safety and risk consultancies.
For the past 12 years, Marlow has been the Project Manager for the Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specification (WIMES) project, which is currently preparing a common UK Water Industry Specification for the installation of fieldbus networks.
Further presentations lined up for the two-day event include an update on Profinet and discussion papers over Profinet in motion control.
Other papers cover topics such as safety, electrical drives and cyber security in Profibus systems.
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