What is Profibus? / Why Profibus?
May 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
PROFIBUS is the world-wide leading industrial Fieldbus standard. More than 10 million PROFIBUS devices are installed in plants around the world with this number expected to double by 2008. Designed and maintained by the combined efforts of the world’s top industrial solutions providers, PROFIBUS provides a stable environment for rapid real-time communication between devices from numerous manufacturers, a requirement in many industrial applications.
PROFIBUS offers significant value to enterprises over conventionally wired control systems in the form of a reduction in initial installation and engineering costs. What is more, according to a recent evaluation by the ARC Advisory Group “…the greatest [savings] are realized in the areas of maintenance and operations long after a plant has been commissioned.” “[The fieldbus acts as] an enabler to a new level of asset management and effectiveness that can significantly reduce operating costs and help manufacturers achieve operational excellence”
