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New approaches in Profibus DP and PA components (Snapshots from the near future: Part 2)

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An undergoing migration Wandering around at the Hannover Messe, I visited the Phoenix Contact booth. The vast product portfolio of this company is somewhat overwhelming and covers a lot more fields of application than humanly possible. Being my focus on Process Automation, I checked out their new offerings on PROFIBUS networking. The current trend in …

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How to find Profibus training in South America and actually enjoy the process.

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It was a decision taken by impulse. I was looking for a PITC (Profibus Certified Training Center) in order to get myself a certified Profibus trained professional certification and suddenly I had found one that was not too far away. At least I didn’t have to fly across an ocean. I have been doing Fieldbus …

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Who’s afraid of the big, bad Ex ic fieldbus wolf?

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While preparing a training for a customer, I made a thorough research of the current status of Fieldbus/Profibus device coupler’s technology and availability and spent some time working out a clear way to present the Ex ic fieldbus concept which is not as conceptually clear as the older Ex i a/b concepts. Nowadays everybody involved …

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