SPS Drives 2008 Report: IO-Link

By Michael Bowne | December 3, 2008

I’ve previously described IO-Link as HART for discrete.  IO-Link was widely displayed at this year’s show.  For more explanation, how it fits with PROFIBUS and PROFINET, reports, photos, and video, click here.

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News from Nuremberg

By Michael Bowne | December 2, 2006

There were plenty of press releases pronounced in press conferences at the SPS Drives Show, but the real news was what was waiting to be discovered in conversation in the aisles and booths.  We’ll see how long I stay awake here on the flight home to set down what I learned. PROFINET chips.  Siemens says…

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