With the growing focus on digitalization, sustainability, and worker safety, PROFINET is seeing a resurgence in the use of Application Profiles. In this three-part series, we will look at the three Application Profiles fueling this resurgence. Part 1 here focuses on PROFIsafe.

Module Type Package (MTP) brings together a number of standard technologies to reduce engineering effort in the process and hybrid industries. Learn more about what it is and why you should care.

To attain the goal of completely seamless industrial networking, Ethernet standards needed to evolve. One such advancement has been SPE (Single Pair Ethernet). It is now allowing Ethernet to be better optimized for edge-based usage.

Factory Reset or Reset to Factory? What are the different Reset to Factory modes that are available in PROFINET? How do they differ? Read this Tech Tip to learn more.

Since cybersecurity is an ever-changing field, especially in industrial automation, PROFINET is evolving its approach to security. PI is moving forward with three security classes to help strengthen its already strong position on security. Read more about this process and get access to the latest PROFINET Security Guideline.

What are the most common questions we get regarding product testing and certification? Read through a handful and then download the PROFINET Testing and Certification Guide here.

What are the basic components of an integrated control and safety (ICS) system? What are the key differences between a safety network and a safety-by-wire solution? Get these questions answered and more in this Tech Tip.

We've heard a lot about Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) over the years - all the way from what TSN is, to how TSN is the answer to Ethernet network convergence. This article looks at how TSN has become such a key technology and why we no longer ask if TSN will happen, but when.