Proactive PROFIBUS DP maintenance strategies

7 April 2024

In this webinar, Kyle Roos (SA Regional PROFIBUS/PROFINET Association Chairman, PROFIBUS and PROFINET Site Engineer and Trainer at Industrial Data Xchange, South Africa) discusses nine strategic points that industrial automation engineers and maintenance staff should consider to ensure high availability and minimised risk on their PROFIBUS Networks.

The following topics are discussed:

  • Training
  • Diagnostic tools
  • Permanent network monitoring
  • Network audits
  • Environmental considerations
  • Bus segmentation
  • The life cycle of devices
  • Redundancy and reliability
  • Repeating the procedure

 

<a href="https://www.blog.idx.co.za/author/kyle/" target="_self">Kyle Roos</a>

Kyle Roos

Site Services Manager

Kyle specialises in industrial data communication protocols and systems. Operating in the space of design, development, integration, technical sales and support, advanced troubleshooting and training.

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