"'PROFINET' Simultaneously Processes Real-Time Control and Data Communication, Rapidly Emerges as Data Infrastructure for the AI Era"
Published2026.05.28 17:06Network technology connecting equipment and systems in industrial fields is emerging as a core infrastructure in the artificial intelligence (AI) era. In particular, PROFINET, an industrial Ethernet technology capable of simultaneously handling real-time control and data communication, is expanding as a foundational technology linking process automation and data utilization. The Korea PROFIBUS/PROFINET Association held the 'Industrial Network PROFINET Global Forum' on the 22nd at the Koriana Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. Xaver Schmidt, Chairman of PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI), who delivered the keynote address, stated that industrial networks will play an important role in an AI-based manufacturing environment.
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