Blog posts by
André Fritsch

The PA Proxy connects PROFIBUS PA with PROFINET and keeps existing field devices usable. This article explains why integration appears complex — and is often simpler in practice than expected.

A lost password can quickly become a real issue today. This article explains why modern security deliberately avoids default access credentials and what this means for everyday industrial operations.

Explosion protection and digitalization are converging in process automation. Learn how Ethernet-based concepts can be safely used in hazardous areas.

When PROFINET communication fails, it is usually due to configuration issues. This article shows the most common causes and quick fixes.

Ethernet-APL is less new than many people think. This article explains why the technology is based on familiar Ethernet principles and is more of an evolution than a revolution.

2-WISE makes Ethernet-APL in hazardous areas simpler, safer, and more efficient. This standardized approach significantly reduces engineering effort and greatly simplifies intrinsic safety verification.

In safety systems, does Ethernet-APL offer the same availability and reliability as 4 to 20 mA technology? And is Ethernet-APL not prone to cyber attacks? Time to take stock!

Ethernet-APL enables secure Ethernet access down to field devices in hazardous areas, simplifies planning and installation, and creates flexible, future-proof networks.

Where remote I/O systems previously functioned as silent data messengers, modern systems nowadays also perform basic control and preprocessing functions. This opens up new degrees of freedom for planners, machine builders and users.

Would you like to digitise process systems to make the most of opportunities such as predictive maintenance, improved connectivity or new findings obtained from big data? Remote I/O helps with you digitalisation and achieves savings.

Light or light energy can ignite explosive atmospheres. Therefore, familiarize yourself with the requirements and the current technology in optical explosion protection.

Technologies like Ethernet-APL enable continuous Ethernet communication to extend into hazardous areas for the first time. Does this mean that established technologies like remote I/O are now obsolete?

The developers of Ethernet-APL come up with a technology which is helping digitalisation of the field level achieve a breakthrough.

Planning Ethernet-APL networks is new for many users. It's easy to get started with these tips.

How do you start building an Ethernet-APL network? The positive: Some things seems new at first glance, but many things become easier.

Ethernet-APL will become the new standard for 2-wire Ethernet. It is specifically optimised for the process industry and enables digital structures to be established. But there are other reasons why we're excited about Ethernet-APL.

How do you go about planning an Ethernet-APL network? What do you need for it? How do explosion protection and intrinsic safety work? You have a lot of questions – we have the answers.

Ethernet-APL or remote I/O? The best solution is the combination. Find out why remote I/O is the ideal complement to Ethernet-APL for the digitalisation of the process industry.

State-of the-art developments such as Ethernet-APL are paving the way to the digital age.

Ethernet-APL will be the international standard for Ethernet in the field. To help you get started, we answer the most frequently asked questions.

Remote I/O systems convince through flexibility. This is proven by the following FAQs. They tell you what you really need to know about remote I/O systems.

Diagnostics from Ethernet-APL networks take on an important role in day-to-day practice. Users who until now have relied exclusively on their multimeters now need to have a rethink.

Ethernet-APL represents the dawn of a new era. We explain what Ethernet-APL is, how it works and why you need it.

Manufacturers and user organisations have collaborated over the past few years to develop solutions that will make Ethernet suitable for use in the harsh everyday conditions of the process industry, and are planning to present products soon. 

Leading manufacturers and organisations are continuing to drive the development of intrinsically safe Ethernet concepts, and playing an active part in shaping new platform solutions for digital industrial automation.