How can end-users ensure (trust) that the products they’re installing in their factories are legitimate and not compromised? Certification plays heavily into establishing the former: a device’s legitimacy.

Four new products to announce this month: Vibration analysis with IO-Link and control cabinet monitoring with PROFINET –both from TURCK, relay banks with PROFINET from Phoenix Contact, and a new integrated motor line with IO-Link from AMCI.

Calling all automation product engineers and managers: this webinar is for you! Learn all about PROFINET product development, testing, and certification in 2026.

Functional safety is an important topic at PI. And we continue to provide educational resources for the community. Whether it is PROFIsafe or IO-Link Safety, register here to learn more about these technologies.

The true test of how well standards work is when devices from different manufacturers come together and they interoperate. That was exactly the success seen at the latest IO-Link Interop.

Continuous improvement is the name of the game when comes to PROFIsafe. The updated PROFIsafe specification, the now-available test infrastructure, and revised application profiles form a comprehensive package for specification, implementation, testing, and certification.

One PI Training Center is combining the convenience of online learning with the interactive experience of a traditional hands-on class via its new Virtual Labs Platform.

Industrial AI will be a defining topic at the SPS tradeshow this November. AI is increasingly moving beyond the realm of software and into the real world. But how does a machine know where it is, or where other machines, people, or materials are at any given moment? omlox is the answer.