Nuremberg, 24th November 2004:
The German automobile manufacturers
- AUDI AG
- BMW AG
- DaimlerChrysler AG for Mercedes Car Group assembly plants (Standard Integra MCG), and
- Volkswagen AG for the Volkswagen brand
have agreed on a joint procedure regarding the Industrial Ethernet issue.
In future, the PROFINET protocol standard with integrated personal safety will be used.
The aim is simple and uniform link-up of the automation components used.
PROFINET is employed if the following criteria have been fulfilled
- There are technical advantages in the specific case of application
- There are benefits in terms of business management and operation
Every component manufacturer can obtain the protocol specification from PI (PROFIBUS International).
Contact persons for this press release:
AIDA:
Dr. Hans Gabler
AUDI AG
I/PG-24
85045 Ingolstadt
Tel.: 08 41 / 89 33 03 2
Hans.Gabler@audi.de
Franz Zurl
BMW AG
Knorrstr. 147
80788 Munich
Tel.: 0 89 / 38 26 88 80
Franz.Zurl@bmw.de
Wolfgang Kochs
DaimlerChrysler AG
Werk Sindelfingen, F151
71059 Sindelfingen
Tel.: 0 70 31 / 90 57 70
Wolfgang.Kochs@daimlerchrysler.com
Reinhardt Mielke
Reinhardt.Mielke@volkswagen.de
Volkswagen AG
Brieffach 1399
38436 Wolfsburg
Tel.: 0 53 61 / 92 71 90
PI:
Dr. Volker Oestreich
PROFIBUS International
Support Center
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 7
D-76131 Karlsruhe
Tel.: 07 21 /96 58 - 5 90
Fax: 07 21 / 96 58 - 5 89
volker.oestreich@profibus.com
www.PROFIBUS.com
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