Scottsdale, AZ–December 1, 2003–The PROFIBUS Trade Organization has announced that they will host a free technical seminar in five major metro areas in 2004. According to Michael Bryant, Executive Director of the PROFIBUS Trade Organization, "This in-depth seminar will be a technical overview of the all-new PROFInet fieldbus protocol, and help take interested users a step closer to implementation of this technology." The PROFInet Seminar will be a half-day in length and will cover topics including: Basics of Ethernet; Ethernet in Industrial Automation; Real Time PROFInet; and PROFInet Object Creation & Implementation.
The seminar will also include a live demo of PROFInet and an opportunity to ask specific technical questions. 2004 PROFInet Technical Seminar Schedule: March 16 - Houston, TX May 11 - San Francisco, CA July 20 - Detroit, MI September 9 - Boston, MANovember 16 - Atlanta, GA PROFInet is a modern standard for distributed automation standards and is based on Ethernet. It integrates existing fieldbus systems, specifically PROFIBUS, simply and without change. The use of established Ethernet-based IT technologies allows the connection of the automation/plant level with the corporate management level, including the direct exchangeability of order and production data. Internet connectivity can make it possible to initiate orders and carry out remote servicing and maintenance measures.
For registration information contact the PROFIBUS Trade Organization at 408-483-7202. The PROFIBUS Trade Organization (PTO) is a non-profit corporation working to enhance the PROFIBUS and PROFInet standards while educating and assisting device manufacturers throughout North and South America on the latest extensions and conformance tests associated with PROFIBUS and PROFInet. For additional information contact the PTO at 16101 North 82nd Street, Suite. 3B, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Phone 480-483-2456; FAX 480-483-7202.
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