Drives Technology with PROFIBUS and PROFINET
The requirements for productivity and flexibility of machines and for
product quality are constantly on the rise. Modern drives technology
delivers solutions to meet these requirements. Modern drive technology also
means ensuring a powerfull and deterministic communication between
individual modules. To meet the specific needs of drives technology, PI
(PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) has developed the PROFIdrive profile.
The PROFIdrive profile is an important component of PROFIBUS and PROFINET
because it provides for the special requirements of drives technology. It
offers unique scalability of the required communication performance. Today
the PROFIdrive application profile is playing a fundamental role in numerous
drives technology applications – ranging from applications with fixed or
variable-speed drives, to positioning tasks, and even to interpolating
multi-axis applications. Nowadays, we can no longer imagine an automation
world without drives technology. With PROFIdrive, machines and plants can be
expanded at any time trouble-free. The full compatibility of devices of
different manufacturers (Siemens, SEW, Danfoss, Stöber Antriebstechnik, ESR
Pollmeier, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact, just to name a few) ensures flexible,
future-proof solutions.
Another important aspect of drives technology is energy efficiency. Electric
drives account for a large portion of industrial power demand. By using
energy-efficient drives, savings up to 60% are possible. Additional savings
potential is made possible with PROFIenergy – including for drives
technology.
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