Posted to News on 10th Feb 2022, 08:57
Now we’re talking!
PI UK at Talking industry 2022 IIOT & communications webinar
Chris McComb, MD at iTech, a long standing PI UK Group member, will be amongst those presenting at the ‘Talking Industries‘ upcoming webinar on IIOT & Communications on the 15 February, detailing how PROFIBUS, PROFINET and IO Link are fundamental in an IIOT strategy.
PI UK Group further states about the overall webinar and its five speakers: “Our exciting, five-man international panel combines new and returning members.”
McComb will discuss the fundamental requirements of a strong industrial network design with certified components, installed and tested by certified technicians and with periodic health checks throughout the lifecycle of the solution.
A chartered engineer with more than 25 years’ experience in the automation industry, he is managing director of the system integrator iTech. For more than 15 years, he was a corporate account manager with Siemens and ABB, and before that a special-purpose machine designer and builder.
Industry 4.0 revolution
With the Industry 4.0 revolution looming ever larger, PI UK Group identifies ‘Connectivity’ as a one-word summary for that revolution. “From fieldbus to industrial Ethernet, from proprietary technologies to open standards, the evolution of network technologies has improved productivity and increased the interoperability of communication."
The webinar itself will be led by questions submitted in advance and asked live in the chat, but will cover the following:
- How to set up a high-level 5G private network using a unique pure software approach (Gilad Garon, ASOCS)
- The role of people and cultures in the different stages of implementing IIOT (Michaël Lefeuvre, Red Lion Controls)
- An update on Profibus, IO Link and structured networks (Chris McComb, PI UK)
- An IIOT case study: the added value given by IIOT to motors and drives, making them easier to install and maintain (Prakash Shahi, Nidec)
- How to obtain financial incentives and tax credits in the major economies for development work surrounding advanced technology fields (Jonathan Orr, R&D Advisors).
Signing up
To sign up for the webinar, click here.
Questions can be posted live on the day, but registrants are also welcome to submit in advance to the chair Andy Pye at: [email protected]
