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AIDA goes PROFINET

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  • 22.11.2005

Nuremberg, 24th November 2004:

The German automobile manufacturers


  • AUDI AG
  • BMW AG
  • DaimlerChrysler AG for Mercedes Car Group assembly plants (Standard Integra MCG), and
  • Volkswagen AG for the Volkswagen brand


have agreed on a joint procedure regarding the Industrial Ethernet issue.

In future, the PROFINET protocol standard with integrated personal safety will be used.

The aim is simple and uniform link-up of the automation components used.

PROFINET is employed if the following criteria have been fulfilled


  • There are technical advantages in the specific case of application
  • There are benefits in terms of business management and operation


Every component manufacturer can obtain the protocol specification from PI (PROFIBUS International).


Contact persons for this press release:

AIDA:

Dr. Hans Gabler

AUDI AG
I/PG-24
85045 Ingolstadt
Tel.: 08 41 / 89 33 03 2
Hans.Gabler@audi.de

Franz Zurl
BMW AG
Knorrstr. 147
80788 Munich
Tel.: 0 89 / 38 26 88 80
Franz.Zurl@bmw.de

Wolfgang Kochs
DaimlerChrysler AG
Werk Sindelfingen, F151
71059 Sindelfingen
Tel.: 0 70 31 / 90 57 70
Wolfgang.Kochs@daimlerchrysler.com

Reinhardt Mielke
Reinhardt.Mielke@volkswagen.de
Volkswagen AG
Brieffach 1399
38436 Wolfsburg
Tel.: 0 53 61 / 92 71 90

PI:

Dr. Volker Oestreich

PROFIBUS International
Support Center
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 7
D-76131 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 07 21 /96 58 - 5 90
Fax: 07 21 / 96 58 - 5 89
volker.oestreich@profibus.com
www.PROFIBUS.com

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