Linutronix, in collaboration with PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), has developed a powerful open source Linux TSN-Testbench for validating real-time and non-real-time traffic in converged networks, supporting protocols such as PROFINET.

MESCO has expanded its test capabilities to provide pre-certification testing of PROFINET compliance, in addition to environmental compliance. These capabilities allow compliance to be verified beforehand to ensure a smooth certification process.

With the increased use of PROFINET in safety applications, HIMA developed a PROFINET safety controller with development partner Softing Industrial. Read about this unique approach and successful collaboration.

This article discusses how to solve unauthorized access to manufacturing areas and ensure only the right people are carrying out the right tasks. A PROFINET backbone can be used to control access to not only to help reduce risk, but also contribute to maximizing productivity.

With reduction in CO2 emissions top-of-mind, this article makes a compelling case for the industrial sector to increase the efficiency of motion systems and motors now rather than later. PROFINET-networked drives can play a big role in reducing associated lifecycle costs.

After heat dissipation, size is the next biggest concern for all industrial sensors, and it applies as well to new IO-Link sensors. The newest generation of transceivers recognize the need to integrate both the protection and a high-efficiency DC-DC buck regulator to further reduce the size and the heat dissipation of the sensor subsystem.

In more and more cases, the ability to communicate and interoperate via PROFINET is a must-have for Industry 4.0-capable devices. What should device manufacturers know to make the right “make-or-buy” decision?