Past Issues

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Issue 21	Download PDF	Jul 2008
Contents: Raising the Bar ... Yet Again; One Day Training Events; For PROFINET Developers; Process Webinars; General Assembly Meeting in August; Freitag Elected In Tokyo; PROFINET Sets Even More Standards; PROFIblog on the Move; PROFIBUS and PROFINET: Three Case Studies; World News: Japan, South East Asia, France, Ireland, UK, China; New Products: I/O System, I/O Module + CPU, Profibus Using ControlLogix, Diagnostic Monitor, Profibus PA Kit
Issue 20	Download PDF	May 2008
Contents: Debunking the Myths; PROFINET Passes 1 Million - And It's Confirmed Independently!; IO-Link Integration with PROFIBUS and PROFINET; One Day Training Events; Process Webinars; PROFINET Developer Workshops; Hannover Fair - From a PROFINET-ter's Point of View; Strategy White Paper; Enhancing the Performance of PROFINET; Round Table for Production Security; Four New Profiles; General Assembly Meeting Upcoming; New Board Member; World News: Japan, UK, Ireland, Southern Africa, South East Asia, Germany; New Products: Gigabit Switches, Asset Management with FDT, Master API, Analyzers and Testers, PROFINET Gateways
Issue 19	Download PDF	Mar 2008
Contents: Debunking the Myths; One Day Training Events; PROFINET Developer Workshops; New USA Training Center; New Chilean Training Center; PROFIdrive Standardized; EDD Certification Starts; International Meeting Introduces Freitag; News from the Blog; RSS ... A.K.A. News Feeds A.K.A. Web Feeds; World News: South East Asia, China, UK, Poland, Brazil; New Products: Embedded PLC, PROFINET I/O, Level Gauge, Controllogix Master Supports FDT
Issue 18	Download PDF	Jan 2008
Contents: Debunking The Myths; How PROFIBUS Compares To Foundation Fieldbus; PROFINET Is Best ... Confirmed; Learn More About PROFIBUS And PROFINET in 2008; Free Webinars In 2008; One-Day Training Events in 2008; PROFINET Developer Workshops in 2008; PROFItech Classes In 2008; ABB Joins; Catalog Promotes 177 PROFINET Products; Freitag Elected To PNO; SPS/IPC/Drives Show In Nuremberg; World News: Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Brazil, China, UK, Italy; Case Studies: Diesel Engines, Biofuels, Sugar; New Products: Portable Protocol Stack, PROFINET Interfaces For Toshiba And Mitsubishi Drives, PCI Express Profibus Interface, Network Tester, Fiber Optic Converters
Issue 17	Download PDF	Nov 2007
Contents: Edgar Kuester: In Memoriam, PNO Backs Wireless Cooperation Team, Workshops and Seminars - Update, PROFINET Developer Workshop, Chip Price Reductions Signal Acceleration for PROFINET, PROFINET Cooperation Announced, ISA Involvement, More than My Blog's Worth, Case Studies: Brazilian Sugar and Alcohol Upgrades; PROFINET Helps Tobacco Plant; Profibus Smoothes Diesel Engine Manufacture , World News: China, Germany, China/Japan/Thailand, Czechia, Switzerland , New Products: Interface Cards, Interbus Proxies, Ultra Tool, Profibus Gateways, Process Gateway, OPC Server, Mass Flow
Issue 16	Download PDF	Sep 2007
Contents: Debunking The Myths, PROFIBUS market approaches $50 billion, Diagnostics webinar announced, Workshops and seminars - update, PROFINET developer workshop, General Assembly meeting report, Full PROFINET certification, PIC Connection, PROFINET in process automation, World news, New products
Issue 15	Download PDF	Jul 2007
Contents: Debunking The Myths, Free Training, General Assembly In Two Weeks, Why Use A Fieldbus?, Upcoming Webinars, PROFINET Developer Workshops, Profibus Passes 20 Million, Blogging Automation, Integration Of Hart And PROFINET, PROFIsafe Goes Wireless, Latest Advertising Campaign, World News: China, Poland, Japan, Brazil, New Products: Hazardous Area Switches; Server To Profibus DP Slave; DTM For, Profibus Dp-V1; Easy Bus Diagnosis; Process Parameterization; Frequency, Converters Have PROFINET
Issue 14	Download PDF	May 2007
Contents: Debunking the Myths, The Most Successful Fieldbus in History, PROFINET Advertising Campaign Rolls On, Industrial Ethernet Webinars, Education, Education, Education: Free Training; PROFINET Developer's Workshops , General Assembly Set for August, Three White Papers to Download, Blogging in the Industrial Automation Space, Hannover Fair Review, World News: Middle East, Czech Republic, China, Southern Africa, UK, Belgium, Case Study: North America / Waste Water, New Products: DP/PA Gateway DTM; M12 Connectors For Cat5e; Profibus Pa ASIC; Topology Editor For Configuring PROFINET Infrastructures; PROFINET Support For Vision Sensors; Serial To Profibus DP Gateway; IO-Link Entry Level Products.
Issue 13	Download PDF	Mar 2007
Contents: Debunking The Myths; PROFINET Advertising Campaign Rolls Out; Education, Education, Education: Free Training, Certified Training, Developers Workshops, Ethernet Basics Webinars; PROFINET And MES - Closing The Communication Gap; Tool Calling Interface; PROFINET Links To Fieldbuses And HART to Support Process Users; PROFIsafe Brings Massive Savings at Auto Plant; Emergency Stop; Happy Birthday PROFIblog; Turck Joins PTO Board; World News; Case Study: North America / Fault Finding; New Profibus PA Book; New Products: Get PROFINET Enabled In Hours!, Profibus DP Cables, Fiber-Optic Converters, Industrial Ethernet Switches, Troubleshooting Toolkit
Issue 12	Download PDF	Jan 2007
Contents: Training Classes: 2007 Schedule Announced, Certified Training Classes Confirmed, Safety: The Movie, Profibus Becomes First Fieldbus To Attain Highest Chinese Standard, New Brochures, PIC Plus Training Centers, New Board Member, In The PROFIblog, World News, Case Study, New Products: Color Coded Power Connectors; USB Profibus Adapter: Single Axis Drive; Profibus Cables; Industrial Ethernet Cat 5; Tough Pa Cable; PROFINET Controller; S7/S5 OPC Server; PROFINET Io Evaluation Kit; Spur Blocks; Cordsets
Issue 11	Download PDF	Nov 2006
Contents: Debunking the Myths; Additional PROFItech Class; Register For Your Free Training Class ; PROFINET Developer Workshop; In The PROFIblog ; PICCS and PITLS Meet In Switzerland; PIC Changes Name As PROFINET Ramps Up; More Competence Center News; Ethernet Symposium Brings Many IE Solutions Together; Certification - What It Means; Questions Answered; In Brief: China, Japan, South Africa, Netherlands, Germany; New Products: ControlLogix Scanner Includes DTM, Gateway Manager, DP Slave For ControlLogix, PROFIBUS Tester, Fiberoptic PROFINET IO, Linux PROFINET IO, Profihub B5, Dual Port Physical Layer Transceiver, Pressure And Temperature
Issue 10	Download PDF	Sep 2006
Contents: Debunking The Myths, General Assembly Brings Focus On Future , User Experiences Impress At General Assembly , Siemens/Emerson Co-Operation Welcomed , PROFINET Developer Workshop , There's Still Time To Attend A Free Training Class , Ethernet Symposium For Chicago, October , High Speed Media Redundancy For PROFINET , 'Labdevices' Marketing Started At Achema , Questions Answered , In Brief: China, Brazil, UK, Japan , Application: France/Chemicals , New Products: System On Chip; Compact Io; USB Adapter; Block Io; Analyzer Update; New Version Tool; Commanding PROFINET; Profibus Io; Profibus Temperature; Customized Training , After PROFIblog, What Next?
Issue 9	Download PDF	Jul 2006
Contents: Debunking the Myths; PI Meeting in Sonoma; It's Mid Year in Classes Tour; PROFINET Developer Workshop; PROFIsafe Reaches 190,000; PROFIsafe Developer Class; PROFIsafe User Class; PROFItech Classes Certify 51 This Year; PIC Connection; General Assembly Meeting in August; Technology Update: Pumps/Tools/Labs ; Application: Gravel Mining; In Brief: PROFInews Survey/Around the World; New Products: Woodhead, Bihl+Weidemann, Smar, Siemens, Siemens, Pic, Siemens; PROFIblog
Issue 8	Download PDF	May 2006
Contents: Debunking the Myths, One Day Training Classes in Full Swing, Certification Classes, PROFINET IO Developer Classes, IRT Technology Recognized By Control Engineering, Hannover Fair News, Introducing PROFIblog!, Safety White Paper, 2005 Figures Confirm Profibus as the World's Most Popular Fieldbus, Wastewater Plant Uses Profibus and PROFINET, Calling All End Users, New Products
Issue 7	Download PDF	Mar 2006
Contents: Debunking the myths, Free 2006 PROFIBUS training courses kick off, New certification training courses, PROFIBUS figures expected to pass 15 million, NEC second sources ERTEC chip, Lift off for global web site, Lift off for North American web site, 88% say tightly integrated automation networks are the priority in process, Everything on one bus in process plants, New products
Issue 6 Extra	Download PDF	Feb 2006
Contents: This special, extra edition of PROFINEWS is devoted to the new PTO website.
Issue 6	Download PDF	Jan 2006
Contents: Free Training Courses Planned for 2006, Profitech classes extended, ARC describes PROFINET as 'all-encompassing', Australia's largest water/waste plant uses PROFIBUS, Safety standards begin to harmonize, Karsten joins PIC, PTO host key international meeting, PROFIBUS and PROFINET forums, Why use a fieldbus?, Call for case studies, New products
Issue 5	Download PDF	Nov 2005
Contents: Free Training Courses Planned for 2006, ARC Study Confirms Real Fieldbus Priorities, I&M and PAM Make Great Partners, New PROFIsafe and PROFIdrive Specs, Around the World, ISA EXPO Featured PROFINET Wall, PROFINET Makes Washing Machines, The PROFINET World Expands, Guide to Troubleshooting PROFIBUS, New Products x Six
Issue 4	Download PDF	Sep 2005
Contents: Road Shows Roll On!, The Object-Oriented Route to Industrial Automation, General Assembly Meeting Success, PIC helps with PROFINET, Start using PROFINET with these development kits, OFIBUS Installation Guide resists plants!, 10th Anniversary for PIC , A New Fieldbus Name in North America, Become a Member, PTO People, A High 5 of PROFIBUS Newbies! New products, that is
Issue 3	Download PDF	Jul 2005
Contents: General Assembly in August, Automotive ad in Control Engineering, Free Seminars, New Diagnostics Enhance Process Management, Why you should use PROFIBUS for Process Automation, PROFIsafe Extended, PROFINET Connects to AS-Interface and PROFIBUS PA, Security Initiative for Ethernet, Become a Member, Air Products uses PROFIBUS, New Products: Compact Logix Master and Slave, Free Product Promotion.
Issue 2	Download PDF	May 2005
Contents: PROFIBUS Growth Rate Reaches 30%, North American PROFIBUS and PROFINET events, New Brochure explains why PROFIBUS is 'Perfect for Process', Web Based Training now Free of Charge!, Phillip Morris uses PROFINET CBA, New Transceiver announced, Tim Black joins Board, Free Product Promotion.
Issue 1	Download PDF	Mar 2005
Contents: North American PROFIBUS and PROFINET events, NAMUR endorses PROFIBUS, Take the PROFINET Quiz, GERMAN automotive companies back PROFINET, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY guideline published, DIE CASTING machine depends on PROFIBUS, NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT

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