Kingspan produces insulation panels for roofs, walls, and floors. They were scrapping too much product and insight into the production process was limited. That all changed by switching to PROFIBUS -and their line ran faster too.
PI's newest Training Center and Competence Center in Argentina reflects on the process of becoming PI certified and future steps to educate the next wave of controls engineers.
A new and improved PROFIdrive profile tester is now available. Manufacturers building drives or encoders according to the PROFIdrive Application Profile now have an easy path to ensure conformity.
![Read more about the article Why PROFIenergy is a Big Deal [Tech Tip]](https://profinews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pe_feature.jpg)
What makes using PROFIenergy so powerful (pun intended) and easy for engineers programming PLCs? Learn how and when to apply PROFIenergy to a diverse array of PROFINET devices.
As the data from factories scales exponentially, the ability to access that data transparently becomes critical. If we want the Industrial Internet of Things to truly be a game changer for the manufacturing industry, open standards will be a major enabler of that transformation.
PI North America is currently hiring for its Technical Marketing Director position. We are looking for someone with a blend of marketing capabilities combined with technical aptitude. The ideal candidate will also have excellent oral and written communication skills.
The MDJ-100 is a fully redundant PROFIBUS-based system enabling communication in more than 50 shaft mines across eastern Europe. The network incorporates intrinsic safety (PROFIBUS PA) to cope with the explosive environment below ground, and functional safety (PROFIsafe) to ensure worker safety at all times.
Pipelines transporting various liquids in open space must often be protected against freezing by using electrical heating wires. Effectiveness and reliability are vital. ATER Logic from Olsztyn, Poland is modernizing heating pipelines systems, allowing full control and process monitoring through the use of IO-Link.
