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Profibus and Profinet User Conference 2008

The fifth annual UK Profibus and Profinet User Conference will be held at Stratford-upon-Avon on 24-25 June 2008. It will include a conference covering technology updates and user application experience, workshops covering the practical aspects of using, installing and troubleshooting field installations and an exhibition of Profibus and Profinet products, equipment and services.

At a new location for 2008, the Stratford Manor Hotel, the exhibition will be open to any visitors interested in discussing the application of Profibus and Profinet digital communications technology to their plants. Come and meet the UK and European experts from major suppliers in this field, with examples of their products on display, to get the answers to your questions on the spot. There is no charge for entry into the exhibition for industrial visitors. All that is needed is your pre-registration via Profibus UK to establish the company contact address with the organisers.

The exhibiting companies include Siemens Automation and Drives, Siemens Process Instrumentation, ABB Automation and Instrumentation, Pepperl + Fuchs, Endress + Hauser, Wago, Burkert, MTL Instruments, BEKA Displays, Procentec Hi Port and Westermo Digital Communications. There will also be representation from professional bodies like the IET and InstMC, from Manchester Metropolitan University and several automation and process magazines.

Most stands will show working models of Profibus and Profinet automation and communication systems:

Endress+Hauser will demonstrate a working network of its Profibus devices linked to a Rockwell Automation Control Logix and RSView system, in order to show ease of connectivity and system integration as well as the asset management functionality using FieldCare software.
Alan Bollard, Managing Director of Westermo Data Communications, will be on hand to provide expert industrial data communications advice to help end users get more from Profibus and Profinet networks. Westermo is one of the leading experts in data communications including industrial Ethernet, SHDSL, wireless Ethernet, radio and fibre optics and can explain the considerations that must be given to such topics as transmission reliability, network security, environmental protection, antenna design, bandwidth and latency.
BEKA will show its comprehensive and unique ranges of multi-variable fieldbus displays for use in Profibus PA applications. These include panel-mounting units with integral front pushbuttons that enable full user control and navigation of the relevant sensors, alongside rugged IP66 field mounting assemblies designed specifically for onerous plant duties.
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) acts as the UK PI Competence Centre (PICC), providing technical Profibus and Profinet support to end users and vendors, in the form of training courses including seminars and workshops as well as on-site consultancy. For over 30 years, MMU has provided support and training in instrumentation and control for local and national industry, in the form of short courses, consultancy, feasibility studies and software development for control system training. For 10 years as a PICC, courses have been scheduled both at the MMU and on site to train engineers, technicians and installers in the design, installation and maintenance of Profibus and Profinet systems. MMU also runs similar training courses for engineers on AS-i systems and PLC programming. Come and meet the MMU consultants, see the products and training rigs used with the courses available.

The Stratford Manor Hotel at Stratford-upon-Avon sits in its own 21 acres of grounds just five minutes from junction 15 of the M40 and is within easy reach of Birmingham International Airport. The exhibition will run from 10.00am until 4.00pm on 24-25 June 2008. For location maps and a registration form for either the exhibition or the conference, visit www.profi-bus.co.uk.