Extrusion International 2-2016

Extrusion International 2/2016

Intelligent Communication

n industrial production, numerous automation, engineering

and visualisation systems are connected to a bus. The PROFIBUS

interface enables centralised control of all devices involved in the

production process as well as many standard diagnostic func-

tions – and all this via a secure and fast connection. The cyclic

collection and preparation and reliable evaluation of the meas-

uring data via the interface has a significant effect on the qual-

ity of the quality monitoring. ZUMBACH's communication via

PROFIBUS DP not only significantly improves the workflow be-

tween individual production units. It also requires little hardware

(one engineering tool for all devices), thus reducing investment

and service costs. Thanks to the bus topology, sensors can be

coupled and uncoupled during operation.

Practically every ZUMBACH device is available for use in

PROFIBUS DP structures, directly or via a PROFIBUS interface.

Through the use of an intelligent ZUMBACH protocol, the com-

plete functionality of each ZUMBACH sensor is fully supported

from the initialisation step all the way to the actual data ex-

change.

PROFINET IO – the successor to PROFIBUS DP – is designed for

data exchange between Ethernet-based field devices.

The open Industrial Ethernet standard meets the increasing de-

mands of automation reliably and sustainably with optimum

flexibility, efficiency and performance.

Selection of gauges with

Profibus/Profinet interface