PROFIBUS, the world’s most popular fieldbus has more than 24,000000 installed devices making it the most successful fieldbus in history. Its comprehensive coverage of automation domains across factory, discrete and process applications makes it ideal for use in all industries.
PROFINET, the open and all-encompassing Industrial Ethernet solution, has many features in common with PROFIBUS, including shared profiles, engineering and support. Its innovative IO solution makes it perfect for modern real-time applications.-including advanced Motion Control-while its ability to integrate with higher level networks is ideal for bringing the plant floor into harmony with enterprise-wide IT systems.
PROFINET can integrate PROFIBUS networks easily. It can integrate almost all the other existing plant networks too. PROFINET thus provides the ideal way to evolve plant assets and equipment into an Ethernet-based future, without making equipment and skills redundant.
PI, the organization responsible for both PROFIBUS and PROFINET, is the largest of its type in the world. It is made up of 25 regional offices, over 1400 member companies, and a global network of certified support and training operations.
Proven technologies, global support and industry –wide coverage make PROFIBUS and PROFINET the perfect partners for automating all kinds of discrete manufacturing and process automation lines.