Profibus: Emerson, Siemens deal an “ideal starting point”

Karlsruhe, Germany – Profibus International has welcomed the recently announced partnership between Emerson Process Management and Siemens Automation and Drives for trading technology know-how and providing each other with engineering support.

Under the deal, announced 11 July, Siemens will add interfaces to its Simatic PCS 7 process control system and Process Device Manager (PDM) tool to support Foundation Fieldbus standards. Emerson will, meanwhile, expand its Delta V and Ovation control systems as well as its AMS Suite to interface with Profibus DP and Profinet.

Profibus expects the collaboration to speed up the use of open technologies, expand the compatibility of automation products and thus provide the customer with greater functionality. This, it forecast, will help Profibus and Profinet to demonstrate its strengths in both continuous and discrete automation processes.

This development is “an ideal starting point for further disseminating the open technologies Profibus and Profinet,” said Profibus. noting US company Emerson’s leading role in the global process automation market.

“Integration of Profinet and Profibus in the Emerson Delta V and Ovation process control systems will contribute to further consolidating the already strong position of Profibus and Profinet in process automation,” a Profibus statement added.