A Retrospective on Automation (and a Farewell)
Resident PROFI-expert Carl Henning offers up some historical perspective on automation -50 years worth! Included are links to some of his more popular articles over the years... and a farewell.
Resident PROFI-expert Carl Henning offers up some historical perspective on automation -50 years worth! Included are links to some of his more popular articles over the years... and a farewell.
There is a big shift coming to the Process Control industry. Do you know what technologies are driving this disruption? It's time to familiarize yourself.
Specifically, how do we expect PROFINET to be the enabler for Industrie 4.0 in the Process Industry? What is the strategy for transitioning your networks to PROFINET in the future?
There are lots new products to announce this month from: Belden, BEx-Solution, Laumas, Phoenix Contact, SICK, Tolomatic, and Vivace. Find what you need!
In Bangkok, a PI seminar drew big crowds, next up is Vietnam. In the USA, there is a series of workshops to “add PROFINET to your device in three hours” coming up in October. Australia looks back on their 2016 Automation Innovation Summit.
Edson Packaging Machinery had a problem. How should they expand the RFID capabilities of their case packers for their new customers? IO-Link provided the perfect solution, and a whole lot more.
Rigorous testing and certification ensures PROFINET devices 'just work' on the plant floor. Why then hold Plugfests? Because they allow device manufacturers to test PROFINET 'systems' as a whole.
How easy is it for you to find that IO-Link IODD file you're looking for? Well, in just six months after its introduction, more than 80% of all IO-Link devices on the market can be found in the IODDfinder, the central database for IODDs.