Agenda updated for PROFINET, PROFIBUS and IO-Link seminar

This free-to-attend seminar addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications, with particular attention being paid to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Covering key application areas such as control systems and energy management, pulp & paper, chemical, utilities, pharmaceutical, packaging and printing, mechanical handling and logistics, robotics, automotive engineering, electrical and electronics assembly, it focuses on the practical aspects of using PROFINET, PROFIBUS, and IO-Link, from system design and safety & security considerations through to fault-finding and maintenance.

Agenda (subject to change)

09:00 – 09:35 Welcome and introduction to PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) and its technologies – Derek Lane, WAGO & Peter Thomas, Control Specialists

09:35 – 10:20 Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – Derek Lane, WAGO

10:20 – 10:50 Coffee and exhibition

10:50 – 11:35 Network gateway technology – Peter Thomas, Control Specialists

11:35 – 12:20 PROFINET Network Design – Andy Williams, Siemens

12:20 – 13:05 Industrial network commissioning and testing – Dave Tomlin, Hitex

13:05 – 14:00 Lunch and Exhibition

14:00 – 14:30 PROFIBUS and PROFINET device configuration tools – Phil Waterworth, Endress + Hauser

14:30 – 15:00 Distance Learning: How to get PROFIBUS or PROFINET Certified remotely – Peter Thomas, Control Specialists

15:00 – 15:30 An Update on ETHERNET – Advanced Physical Layer (APL) – Phil Waterworth, Endress + Hauser

15:30 – 15:35 Questions & Close – Peter Thomas, Control Specialists

15:35 – 15:45 Quick break for refreshments and exhibition

Then, at around 15:45 – 17:00, there will be a presentation about the museum, followed by a tour

Live Demonstrations

Supported by an exhibition with demonstrations of actual tools used in configuration and maintenance, the seminar will be of great value to designers, production/system engineers, instrument technicians/engineers and C&I engineers involved in the design, operation and maintenance of modern automated factories and process plant.

If you would like to reserve a place and be kept updated, you can register below.

For Birmingham, click here.

For Scotland, 24 March 2022, click here.

The whole event is being filmed by Atlantic Video for subsequent online viewing, so watch this space!