PROFINET Node Count Rises 40 Percent in 2008

Profibus & Profinet International (PI) announces that the PROFINET node count has hit 1.6 million, through the end of 2008. This is a 40 percent increase over 2007, according to figures published recently by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International, the German-based organization that oversees the PROFI family of fieldbus standards. PROFINET is the PROFI version of industrial Ethernet.

PI also reported that PROFINET is being used in most developed countries in the world, with North America running second to Europe, and Asia in third place. Latest figures suggest that there are 200 PROFINET products and services from more than 30 suppliers on the market, according to the PTO, the North American PROFI group.