PI North America

PROFIBUS and PROFINET International (PI) North America ensures companies stay competitive in today’s global manufacturing marketplace. PI enables this through process control and factory automation. The association advocates production process automation to deliver real-time, data-driven results.  

Since 1989, PI has supported companies with advanced industrial communication technologies. PI is organized into 24 regional PI associations (RPAs) worldwide to uphold its “think global, act local” mantra. 

PI North America, one of PI’s RPAs, is committed to helping industries reach results through technologies, including:  

• PROFIBUS 

• PROFINET 

• IO-Link 

• omlox 

• NOA 

• MTP 

• SRCI 

The association is a non-profit, member-supported organization. It assists device manufacturers in developing and marketing products that utilize its technologies.  

Members of PI North America include:  

• Hardware vendors 

• Software vendors 

• Systems vendors

• End users  

• Operators 

• Scientific institutes 

• Universities 

• Distributors 

• System integrators 

The association supports members through a range of services, such as:  

• Joint marketing projects 

• Road shows 

• Training classes 

• Product certification 

• Strategy meetings  

• Webinars