Mission Statement

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We are and will remain the world's leading automation organization for communication solutions, serving our users, our members and the press with the best solutions, benefits and information.


We are committed to setting and protecting the standards for open communication and control in the automation and process market.

Within this dynamic scenario, PI is responding to end user needs in many ways. PI will:

• Remain committed to providing end users with timely, effective and relevant communication solutions.
• Remain the undisputed world market leader and maintain the largest installed base for industrial communications worldwide.
• Strengthen its position with interoperable, integrated automation solution for plantwide use.
• Extend automation solutions into new market areas.

PI – Open Solutions for the world of Automation – The only plantwide solution for open automation in digital communications. PROFIBUS and PROFINET offer a complete, open, interoperable and integrated communication solution for factory automation, process control and enterprise management.

The acceptance worldwide of PROFIBUS is fact.
With 20 million installed devices, over 2,500 available products, more than half a million applications worth more than $ 8.8B, and with Regional PI Associations (RPAs) in 25+ countries, PROFIBUS and PROFINET are clearly the open standard automation communication systems of choice!