Press Releases

Joint Advancement of Ethernet-APL extends Interoperability to non-Hazardous Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) applications.

PROFINET Security has developed step by step over the last few years. With the latest additions in the area of control system startup, a scalable security concept is now available that can be flexibly adapted to the respective application.

For over two decades, the PROFINET specification has been continuously developed to meet the growing demands of industry and open up new technological possibilities. Its widespread use in a wide variety of industries and its sustained market success underscore the innovative strength and future viability of PROFINET. Backward compatibility has always been a priority in order to protect existing investments.

PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) has published a new planning guideline for PROFINET Security. The "PROFINET Design Guideline Security" is now available to all PI members and provides another valuable contribution to achieving the necessary OT security in production facilities. This is an important topic for all manufacturing companies!

PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) has published a new planning guideline for PROFINET Security. The "PROFINET Design Guideline Security" is now available to all PI members and provides another valuable contribution to achieving the necessary OT security in production facilities. This is an important topic for all manufacturing companies!

AIM-D, omlox, and the OPC Foundation create the foundation for a spatially networked industrial systems with a new OPC UA specification.

An important step for interoperability in process automation.

The PROFINET Tester is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025. It has established itself worldwide as the central testing tool for checking the conformity and interoperability of PROFINET devices.

PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) strengthens industrial cyber security.

First certificates issued for position controllers.