PI Poland Profile

In 2017 we celebrate the 13th anniversary of the PI Poland organization, which has been active in supporting the development of industrial networks Profibus, Profinet, and IO-Link. We see a steady increase in interest in our technologies and an annual increase in association membership.

Continue ReadingPI Poland Profile

Digital-Driven Solutions Boost Plant Control and Management

Innovation is, of course, partly about technology. But it is also about massive improvements in productivity through the empowerment of a business’s only untapped resource - its people. After all, a state-of-the-art plant provides exciting opportunities for graduates and engineers who are looking to the future for career advancement and inspired innovation.

Continue ReadingDigital-Driven Solutions Boost Plant Control and Management
  • Post category:AustraliaPI NEWS
  • Reading time:4 mins read

IO-Link – a Success Story!

IO-Link continues to grow in number of devices installed and in advances to the technology itself. Read this article about IO-Link Safety, wireless connectivity, and a profile for smart sensors. Then read this issue's additional IO-Link articles., application stories, and product news.

Continue ReadingIO-Link – a Success Story!
  • Post category:PI NEWS
  • Reading time:2 mins read
Read more about the article Help Wanted
Man fingers showing "JOIN OUR TEAM" text on white background

Help Wanted

PI North America is looking for an automation engineer with excellent oral and written communications skills. At PI North America we write white papers, make videos, teach free PROFINET one-day training classes, blog, tweet, Facebook, LinkedIn, edit PROFINEWS, and more. Help wanted.

Continue ReadingHelp Wanted
  • Post category:PI NEWS
  • Reading time:1 mins read

IO-Link Simplified Firmware Updating

The intelligence and complexity of sensors and actuators is constantly increasing. Today, even the smallest sensors have a powerful microcontroller and several thousand lines of software code. Firmware updates may occasionally be necessary to enable new functionalities or to add newly supported profiles. To meet these needs, the IO-Link community has specified a firmware update profile.

Continue ReadingIO-Link Simplified Firmware Updating
  • Post category:PI NEWS
  • Reading time:3 mins read
Read more about the article The PROFIfuture
Business man ready to run toward 2017 the city. Business concept

The PROFIfuture

At the beginning of the year it’s a time to reflect a bit on the year gone by and look ahead to the new year. In 2016 we watched the continuing evolution of the concepts of Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)… and PROFINET’s place in them (we call that the PROFINET of Things).

Continue ReadingThe PROFIfuture
  • Post category:PI NEWS
  • Reading time:2 mins read