PROFINET Security: Easy and Affordable

With view towards a future with increased networking, for example by Industrie 4.0, situations may arise in which the traditional cell-protection and defense-in-depth concepts alone are not sufficient. Read this Tech Tip for details on PI’s approach to PROFINET security.

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Modular – with Safety [APPLICATION STORY]

AWL-Techniek is an automated welding and connection-lines machine builder offering scalable safety technology directly on the modules of its M-Line machine platform. Modularity is implemented even down to the IP67 IO-Link and safety blocks.

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New Products – July 2020

There are many new products to announce this month from CoreTigo, Datalogic, HBM, Hilscher, Procentec, R. STAHL, and Turck. More companies are adding PROFIBUS, PROFINET, and IO-Link to their products than ever before. Get connected!

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The Big Picture Network

What does digital transformation mean for industrial networks? How can a future-proof networking strategy help companies go digital? What are the trends in automation networks that are shaping digitalization?

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New White Paper: PROFINET Application Profiles

Download this White Paper to gain an overview of PROFINET Application Profiles. It explains the details and mechanisms for the most commonly implemented Application Profiles: PROFIsafe, PROFIenergy, and PROFIdrive.

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New Products – April 2020

This month we are featuring five exciting new products –many with functional safety capabilities. Don’t miss this month’s new product announcements from Turck, Phoenix Contact, Murrelektronik, EVT, and ABB.

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Strides Towards 5G Implementation – Industrial Environments

As 5G becomes available in the consumer world, industry leaders are engineering solutions to implement 5G in industrial applications. Ericsson and Audi are testing 5G ultra-reliable low-latency communication and Qualcomm and Siemens have set up the first 5G private standalone network in an industrial environment.

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New Products – March 2020

This article features new products from Endress+Hauser, Phoenix Contact, Omron, Pepperl+Fuchs, Sick, Yamaha Motors, and WEG. Learn about new gateways, robot controllers, drives, smart cameras, and liquid analytic devices that are just hitting the market.

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