The PTO announces a series of three PROFINET Developer Workshops to provide potential PROFINET developers with a wide range of technical information including PROFINET vendor presentations to help them select the best tools to develop their PROFINET compatible products. The workshops are designed for device developers, development managers and product marketers.
The increasing demand for PROFINET products prompted the scheduling of three workshops this year. Last year’s single workshop was a success, but one is not enough this year.
“The objectives of the workshops are to provide developers with technical information and enable them to meet and talk with a variety of PROFINET tool vendors,” said Carl Henning, Deputy Director of the PTO. “Industrial Ethernet is a continually growing force in factory automation and we want developers to be completely knowledgeable about the latest tools so that they can successfully integrate Ethernet into their products. The PTO has assembled the major suppliers of PROFINET development tools in one room so potential users can select the development tools that best fulfill their requirements.”
During the workshop, the ARC Advisory Group will provide a market overview and industry expert Harry Forbes will speak about the explosive growth of Industrial Ethernet. The PTO will give an overview on PROFINET and the PROFI Interface Center will provide a high-level look at various applications and the types of tools available to address them. Presentations will also be given by seven development tool providers that will each talk about their specific PROFINET development tools. Providers will also be available at exhibit tables for more detailed discussions. Exhibiters include: Comtrol Corporation, Hilscher North America, Inc., HMS Industrial Networks, Inc., IXXAT, Inc., Real Time Automation, Siemens Energy & Automation, and Softing North America.
The workshops are entirely free of cost or obligation. Coffee, a light breakfast, lunch and a hosted bar will be provided and door prizes will be awarded.
To cover North America, workshops are scheduled for Detroit on May 22, Scottsdale on July 31, and Boston in October. For a complete schedule or to register for the PROFINET Developer Workshops, interested parties can visit www.us.profinet.com or call 480-483-2456.
The ARC Advisory Group predicts Industrial Ethernet growth to be over 50% per year. ARC describes PROFINET as an “all encompassing Industrial Ethernet Solution.” PROFINET provides I/O connectivity, easy peer-to-peer integration, motion control, safety, and vertical integration.
PROFINET is the leading Industrial Ethernet standard and the only single-network solution for factory and process automation, discrete and motion control, vertical and horizontal integration and safety. It includes plant-wide fieldbus communication, plant-to-office communication and equipment-to-equipment integration. PROFINET can simultaneously handle standard TCP/IP transmissions and real-time transmissions at sub-millisecond speeds. PROFINET embraces industry standards like Ethernet, TCP/IP, XML and OPC.