Profibus Integration representative and director of the Profinet Competence Centre from Furth, Germany, Manfred Popp, Dipl Engineer, was the recent guest speaker at the Profibus user group breakfast held at the Riverside Hotel in Durban. The key points which were addressed at this breakfast conference highlighted 'Modern Industrial Data Communication Profinet'.
Maintaining its position as market leaders in automation, Profibus and the newly developed Profinet have shown their commitment to not only the Natal market, but also on a national level, by showing clients the latest in process automation and plans for the future.
Manfred Popp explained the new developments on Profinet and how the new international standards will progress in the years to come. He also showed how developments have progressed on the IEEE standard of Industrial Ethernet, advancing it to include realtime communication, which has been developed by Profibus International. Profibus has now developed a Proxy for open communication between Profibus and Profinet - a new level of communication, which also includes the other systems like Profisafe and Profidrive. This offers the possibility of expanding on existing networks to include new developments and technology. This proxy is not limited to Profibus, but also allows other fieldbus systems to connect for a total system solution.
The breakfast was supported and sponsored by major international companies who are developing this open communication protocol, namely: Siemens, ABB, Endress+Hauser, Lapp Cable, Phoenix Contact, Burkert, Festo, SEW, CBI Automation. Profibus has a comprehensive installation base where success has been achieved with companies like Mondi, Sappi, Illovo Sugar, Toyota, Ushaka and other major organisations.
For more information contact Dieter Dilchert, Lapp Cable, 011 885 2572, dieter@lappcable.co.za
Read more...From the editor's desk: Consistently not stupid Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
News
Over the years I’ve followed Charlie Munger. He’s considered to be one of the greatest investors and thinkers on decision making in the past century, and spent six decades as Warren Buffett’s business ...
Read more...South Africa’s space balls
Editor's Choice News
South African engineers are preparing to take low-frequency radio astronomy to the Moon with three locally developed B.A.L.L.S. spheres aboard China’s Chang’e-8 mission. This could pave the way for a 55-antenna lunar array and marks another step in the country’s growing space engineering capability.
Read more...RS South Africa announces 2026 Student Project Fund winners RS South Africa
News
RS South Africa has awarded 13 engineering students with R10?000 worth of products each through its 2026 Student Project Fund, supporting projects spanning renewable energy, robotics, warehouse automation and STEM education.
Read more...Certified gas meter module
News
Sensirion’s next-generation SGM5304 gas meter module has completed certification to the harmonised EN 17526 standard, simplifying MID approval and speeding customers’ route to market.
Read more...Trafo Power Solutions expands market share
News
Trafo Power Solutions is expanding its market share in mining, industrial, infrastructure, data centre and renewable energy applications through technical expertise, application-specific engineering and responsive customer support.
Read more...Trafo Power Solutions returns to Electra Mining Africa
News
Trafo Power Solutions returns to Electra Mining Africa 2026 with a portfolio that has expanded well beyond dry-type transformers into fully engineered electrical power solutions for mining, industrial and infrastructure operations across Africa.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, the publisher and its agents cannot be held responsible for any errors contained, or any loss incurred as a result. Articles published do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers. The editor reserves the right to alter or cut copy. Articles submitted are deemed to have been cleared for publication. Advertisements and company contact details are published as provided by the advertiser. Technews Publishing (Pty) Ltd cannot be held responsible for the accuracy or veracity of supplied material.
printer friendly version