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MTP benefits for process automation equipment
Module type package (MTP) applies OPC UA information models to create standardized, non-proprietary, application-level descriptions for process automation equipment.
Using Profinet to improve communication, networking
Profinet facilitates digital transformation with real-time/non-real-time channel separation, deterministic communication and coexistence with other protocols.
Profinet benefits for digital transformation and Industry 4.0
Profinet enables reliable communication and rises to the challenges of Industry 4.0 and the factory's digital transformation.
Module type package added to Profinet database
Profibus & Profinet International (PI) are added module type packages (MTPs) to their industrial networking portfolio.
Profinet community stack launched to support TSN
PI has launched a Profinet community stack project to support the spread of time-sensitive networking (TSN).
Digitalization with TSN, functional safety, edge computing, APL Ethernet, 5G
Industrial digitalization can involve many hardware, software and networking technologies, including these five.
Three types of Profibus device types explained
Profibus devices come in three different classes and each has a specific role they play on the plant floor.
Regional interest agreement signed for technology group
PI North America has signed a contract with the IO-Link Community to become a Regional IO-Link Interest Group (RIOLIG) for North America.
Omlox benefits for manufacturers
Omlox is an open and interoperable standard for a real-time location system (RTLS) in manufacturing industries.
How industrial automation can benefit from 5G
5G is appealing to industrial automation where distance concerns can be overcome easily with many cells and the performance can surpass that of traditional Wi-Fi.