PROFINEWS UK Masthead
Issue 2012/10
August
2012
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To help us manage our 20th Anniversary Celebrations we've launched a Blog site where we will be publishing the news as it happens. We'll also be using the Blog site to update readers on other matters related to PROFIBUS and PROFINET in the UK.

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PI is the largest automation organization of its type in the world, with a network of regional offices and over 1400 globally-based member companies. Members enjoy many benefits such as free access to all of our PROFIBUS and PROFINET documentation, discount on training and consultancy and selected products, participation in events, access to the Members' Forum on the website and much, much more! Members are also entitled to use the PI logo (see top right of this newsletter) with the words "Member of" on their stationery, website and publicity material.

So why not join us? It's relatively inexpensive and brings many attractive and cost-saving benefits.

Simply download the Membership Application with complete list of benefits and costs and send it in now to join us.
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Greetings!


Welcome to the latest issue of PROFINEWS UK, bringing you news of our 20th Anniversary Celebratory Conference and a quick summary of news and events in and around the UK.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Bob Squirrell,

PROFIBUS Group Chairman 

 
PROFIBUS UK's 20th Anniversary Conference

Join us in our Celebrations! 
 

PROFIBUS UK's 20th Anniversary The PROFIBUS Group was founded at a meeting held at C&I show May 1993. The initial membership was just 7 companies. 20 years on, the Group has grown in size and significance and now lists around 70 member companies.

 

Next June we'll be commemorating our formation with a one-day Conference with Workshops and Table Top Exhibition to be held on 26th June at The Stratford Manor Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, where we have held our conferences for a number of years. 

 

Register here as a Conference Delegate. 

 

To find out more about the Conference presenter and exhibit opportunities, please check the Conference page on the PI Website where you can see and download the Call for Papers and book table top exhibition places.  

 

Follow the Conference Blog to keep up to date 


Out and About with The PROFIBUS Group  

 

This autumn we will be presenting PROFIBUS and PROFINET at a number of popular trade shows and conferences such as  Instrumentation Scotland & Offshore Aberdeen on 5/6th September, Sensing Technology at The NEC 25/26 September, Engineering Design at Coventry on 10/11 October and WWEM at Telford on 7/8 November.

 

Details of all of these events and more can be found on the Training Pages of the PI website.
 
PS - We will also be announcing shortly more in our series of free-to-attend"Practical Aspects" seminars. These will cover Factory Automation, Process Automation, Safety and Security and Network Diagnostics. We'll bring you details in the next newsletter.
Certified PROFIBUS training

MMU's Certified PROFIBUS Training to Engineer Level covers the Certified PROFIBUS Installer, the Commissioning & Maintenance module and finally the Certified PROFIBUS Engineer Course. It follows a new modular format designed to help students reach their fullest potential in 5 working days, with a built-in break to enable students to better assimilate the knowledge gained from the pre-requisite Installer course and the Commissioning & Maintenance module and to be fully prepared for the Engineer course itself.   

 

Each course can be taken individually or as part of the full set, depending on the candidates' existing qualifications and ability.

 

The next opportunity to take these  is on 13th September for the Certified Installer and 14th September for the Commissioning and Maintenance course.  These are followed by the Certified PROFIBUS Engineer course scheduled for 3 days commencing 17th September.   

 

To register please use the Registration Form or call Ann on +44 207 193 8018 to check availability for this or future opportunities.

PS - These courses can also be delivered at your premises for groups of 6 or more. Ask for details.
Video shows how PROFINET Scheduling speeds automation  

The fourth and final installment in the MinutePROFINET video series on Industrial Ethernet performance is now released. It explains a feature in PROFINET known as Scheduling and how it enhances Industrial Automation speeds.

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