PROFIBUS emerges as fieldbus technology of choice in Australia

PROFIBUS is today acknowledged as the world's most popular fieldbus communication protocol with an estimated 25 million installed nodes worldwide. At the core of its success is the PROFIBUS 'one-for-all' philosophy which ensures its suitability across all industries and applications. It's rapid acceptance and widespread popularity over the last five years has been outstanding.

PROFIBUS simplifies plant design, requires less wiring and hardware (lower installation costs); supports better diagnostics; delivers greater productivity and contributes to a higher quality product through the delivery of more accurate, on-time data to plant operations.

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Latest News Profibus Installation Guideline set now available With its three-part Installation Guide, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), is providing support to plant manufacturers and operators for their planning, installation, and commissioning activities. Through proper conceptual planning and careful installation, operators can avoid countless errors from the outset. Read more... Anniversary book published "PROFIBUS - 20 years of standards in practice" - free copies NOW AVAILABLE On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of PROFIBUS, the Profibus Association of Australia, in co-operation with Profibus International (PI) is issuing an anniversary book describing the background and history of PROFIBUS. Read more... PROFIenergy - Next step In order to achieve a coordinated and standardized approach for energy management, PROFIBUS International initiated development work on a solution about a year ago. As part of this solution, equipment is to be switched off not only during idle times, such as weekends and holidays. Read more... Profibus Competence Centre tames Tooheys can line Toohey’s made the smart decision to standardise on Profibus for its brewing and packaging plant in New South Wales. But poor Profibus wiring and incorrect network implementation nearly derailed the can line. Faced with seemingly unsolvable problems, Toohey’s turned to Tyco Flow Control, Australia’s first accredited Profibus International Competence Centre (PICC). Armed with powerful diagnostic tools and a wealth of Profibus knowledge, the PICC team set about fixing the stuttering can line. Read more... ALMC wins award using Endress+Hauser Instruments The country's largest manufacturer of lubricants, Australasian Lubricants Manufacturing Company (ALMC), was recently awarded the Buker Class A ERP certificate for demonstrating best in class operating performance. In recent plant upgrades of its blending and filling processes, ALMC used Endress+Hauser's field instrumentation integrated into a Profibus DP network to significantly improve its production yield. Read more... Endress+Hauser helping to secure Sydney's water future The automation and control of Sydney Water's desalination plant at Kurnell is based on Profibus technology. Endress+Hauser were selected to be one of three key members of the main automation alliance to engineer and supply all general instrumentation to the plant. Read more...