As hyperscale and AI-focused facilities continue to evolve into utility-scale infrastructure environments, PROFINET offers a proven framework for achieving the availability objectives demanded by modern data center operators.

Installing PROFINET has many great advantages. Read about how redundancy helps semiconductor manufacturers keep the fabs running with maximum uptime.

Forklifts move constantly — but their data rarely does. Most fleets are still managed on instinct: idle time goes unnoticed, actual routes are never compared to planned ones, and safety hotspots only surface after an incident. A new multi-vendor solution closes that gap, and it does so on based on the omlox standard.

The integration of Rheonics’ inline SRV (viscosity) sensors with IO-Link digital communication replaces infrequent snapshots with a constant stream of process data, enabling sub-second control loops to maximize paint finish quality required by high-volume automotive OEM manufacturing.

Assa Abloy is known the world over for its class-leading access solutions, in applications ranging from hotels, through shopping malls and commercial premises, and onto highly demanding industrial safety applications. And it is in this latter application that it deploys PROFIsafe.

In the manufacturing of battery cells, every detail matters; even the smallest deviations jeopardize their quality and the throughput of the systems. Therefore, every processing step must be perfectly executed. An ideal task for PROFINET IRT and PROFIdrive.

Accretech SBS specializes in developing precision process control devices primarily for grinding machines. Their successful implementation of PROFINET using the Community Stack demonstrates that community-supported solutions can meet the basic requirements for inclusion in the expansive PROFINET ecosystem.

Read about six case-studies of machine builders and mechanical engineering firms integrating PROFINET into their systems and the results achieved. Spoiler alert: higher throughput, reduced defects, and increased efficiency.