Practical aspects of PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link

The free-to-attend training opportunity is scheduled for 28 April, 2020.

Covering key application areas such as control systems and energy management, pulp & paper, chemical, utilities, pharmaceutical, mechanical handling and logistics, robotics, automotive engineering, electrical and electronics assembly, packaging and printing, it focuses on the practical aspects of using PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link, from system design and safety & security considerations through to fault-finding and maintenance.

Topics will include:

• Introduction to PROFIBUS International and the basics of PROFIBUS & PROFINET
• PROFINET network design
• Network gateway technology
• Industrial network commissioning and testing
• PROFIBUS and PROFINET device configuration tools
• Industrial networks safety & security
• Update on Industry 4.0, IIoT, TSN and APL

plus a presentation about – and a tour of – the National Motorcycle Museum.

Live Demonstrations

Supported by an exhibition with demonstrations of actual tools used in configuration and maintenance, the seminar will be of value to Designers, Production/System Engineers, Instrument Technicians/Engineers and C&I Engineers involved in the design, operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and process plant.

With almost 80 million nodes installed worldwide, PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link are provide state of the art digital communications, addressing all the needs of manufacturing and process industries, significantly lowering capital expenditure on installation, commissioning and maintenance. They offer integration of automation, control, monitoring and safety systems using standardised and widely supported communications and networking solutions.

This seminar is ably presented by specialists from PI UK member companies. Attendance is free of charge to pre-registered delegates from the user community, i.e. companies that own, operate, design, build or maintain automated process plant and manufacturing facilities. The event will provide delegates with an excellent networking opportunity and the chance to speak to experts.

Abstracts

PROFIBUS International and basics of PROFIBUS and PROFINET

Mark Freeman, Siemens

An overview of the Group’s structure and global representation, taking a look at the protocol basics and their differences, plus showing the progress of the number of installed devices from the group’s supported technologies and relating these figures to their market share.

PROFINET Network Design

Andy Williams, Siemens

It is widely accepted that the most important decisions are made at the design stage of a project. This presentation examines the fundamental principles of good network design for PROFINET systems, although many of the ideas are applicable to PROFIBUS and other networking systems. The presentation will discuss the main factors that must be considered at the design stage of an automation system. Practical examples will show how facilities for health checking, fault-finding and maintenance can have a crucial impact on plant availability. The presentation will also examine how properly thought out network monitoring and redundancy can drastically affect plant up-time and thus profitability.

Industrial network commissioning & testing

Dave Tomlin, Hitex and Xing Ye, Product Manager, IDEAL Industries Networks

Take a walk through the process of certifying a new PROFINET (or any other industrial Ethernet) against the standards and see how easy it can be, then look at a few gotchas that can easily be avoided by careful planning. Learn how to simplify the process of testing both cabling and networks in Industrial Ethernet networks that utilise the PROFINET protocol, how to prevent network failures and resolve cable and network issues faster.

Network gateway technology

Peter Thomas, Director, Control Specialists

This will take the form of a presentation accompanied by a demonstration of how it's done with various manufacturers' products, covering:

• Profinet - Profibus DP
• Profinet - Profibus PA
• Profinet - IO-Link
• Profinet - OPC UA

PROFIBUS and PROFINET device configuration tools.

Phil Waterworth - Project Engineer - Endress+Hauser Ltd

A look at the available device configuration tools and their development including the move to unify the different types into one format – FDI. This will be followed by a live demonstration of PROFIBUS and PROFINET device configuration using an existing open platform and web browser option.

Industrial networks safety & security

Peter Brown, CSA Group

This paper covers the basics of legislation and responsibilities for safety and functional safety and goes on to consider basic Cybersecurity aspects for Industrial Automation in the UK market.

Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Derek Lane – Process Automation Manager - WAGO Ltd (Deputy Chairman – PI-UK)

A short journey to explain IIoT, The Industrial Internet of things, IND4.0 from IND1.0 and Big Data. How PROFINET is placed as the ideal Industrial Fieldbus to fulfil the above, how it is implemented and why you should consider it. Some of the myths explained.

For more information: https://profibusgroup.com/2019/12/04/practical-aspects-of-profinet-profibus-and-io-link-seminar/