A Reflective Look at Security Advancements
Security is now an essential part of every network, and PROFINET Security plays a central role in shaping how secure industrial networks are built and operated.
New MinutePROFINET Video: Cybersecurity
A new MinutePROFINET video describes Security Class 1 where we tighten up security for DCP and SNMP and protect GSD files. Spare a minute to watch.
New Products: September 2025
Four new IO-Link products to announce this month: valve positioners from GEMÜ, laser distance sensors from SICK, absolute rotary encoders from Wachendorff, and incremental hollow-shaft encoders from Industrial Encoder Corp.
Lots of Upcoming PROFINET and IO-Link Training!
Register today for a PROFINET One-Day Training Class or IO-Link User Workshop in your area. Check out where we will be next.
Two PROFIsafe Designer Trainings Coming Soon
The quality of PROFIsafe products depends highly on the the know-how of the product development teams and on the deployed methods and procedures. After analyzing participant know-how level from last year's PROFIsafe Designer Training, we have decided to offer two separate trainings this year: Basic and Advanced.
IO-Link Safety Reaches Important Milestone
Similar to how PROFIsafe is certified by TÜV SÜD, now IO-Link Safety is certified by TÜV SÜD. Read more about this important milestone.
IO-Link Forum in Paderborn, Germany
Attend the IO-Link Forum in Paderborn, Germany on November 13 where the focus will be on IO-Link as the key to modernization.
Argentina Report: 2025 AADECA Congress
Back in August, at the 29th AADECA Congress, representatives for PI in Argentina delivered a plenary session entitled “From Cable to Data: The New Language of Sensors”, addressing the impact of PROFINET at the field level in process control industries.