PROFINET – The Ethernet standard for automation

With more than 9.8 million devices worldwide (at end of 2014), PROFINET is the leading Industrial Ethernet standard for automation (source: PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI)). Because it combines the advantages of the leading fieldbus PROFIBUS and of the Ethernet open network standard, it is characterized by very high flexibility, efficiency, and performance. These factors are essential for the acceleration of the information processes, increased plant availability, and increased productivity in a company.