Michael Bowne

Director of Technology Marketing, PI North America
Michael Bowne, executive director, PI North America
The Big Picture Network
What does digital transformation mean for industrial networks? How can a future-proof networking strategy help companies go digital? What are the trends in automation networks that are shaping digitalization?
Apr 11th, 2020
Michael Bowne, PI North America
Trends to Watch in 2020 and Beyond
Understanding how the ‘black channel principle’ ensures safety-related messages get from their source to their destination and IO-Link’s role in simplifying the sensor-to-cloud connection.
Nov 1st, 2019
Michael Bowne, PI North America
Understanding Network Protocols in an IIoT Context
With a better understanding of how protocols function, better decisions can be made about how to handle the data generated in smart factories.
May 10th, 2019
Michael Bowne, PI North America
A Preview of What’s to Come in 2019 and Beyond
2019 is shaping up to be a very big year—at least it is for Profibus & Profinet International. With a number of major releases planned, now is the time to familiarize yourself with three major technological advancements coming your way.
Nov 1st, 2018
More from Michael Bowne
Michael Bowne, PI North America
Not Your Father’s Fieldbus
As big as the move from fieldbuses to Ethernet-based networks was, the move toward Time-Sensitive Networking will be equally significant because it places all protocols on the same footing. This change puts the focus on protocol capabilities and ease of use.
Aug 1st, 2018
Michael Bowne, PI North America
Network Performance in the Converged Future
How industrial Ethernet developments are fostering an expanded relationship between the field level and the MES level.
May 8th, 2018
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Future-Proofing Your Industrial Network
Concepts like the Industrial Internet of Things, Big Data and IT/OT convergence are making headlines and the race is on for companies to leverage each to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. It's important to understand how industrial networks play a key role in turning these concepts into reality.
Mar 5th, 2018
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Understanding the IIoT Hype Cycle
Focus on actual use cases to avoid all the hype, and implement solutions that solve real-world problems.
Nov 22nd, 2017
Michael Bowne, Executive director, PI North America
Edge Computing: A Competing View
There still remains a lot of discussion about what ‘edge computing’ really means. At its core, it’s more about how control technologies are used than what they do.
Aug 22nd, 2017
Michael Bowne, Executive director, PI North America
The Importance of Open Standards
As the data from factories scales exponentially, the ability to access that data transparently becomes critical. If we want the Industrial Internet of Things to truly be a game changer for the manufacturing industry, open standards will be a major enabler of that transformation.
May 10th, 2017
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Ethernet and Industrial Communications: What’s Going On?
It’s been hard to miss all the activity going on recently around Time-Sensitive Networking and OPC UA. Here’s what it means for the near-term future of industrial networking.
Mar 29th, 2017
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How the Convergence of IT and OT Impacts Engineers
From the domain expertise required to filter the required data in the correct way to expanding automation and IT networking knowledge requirements, the Internet of Things is dramatically altering the duties and expectations for control engineers.
Nov 23rd, 2016
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Asset Management to the Last Device
How the concept of asset management is evolving with the Industrial Internet of Things to address assets ranging from robots to I/O blocks.
Aug 9th, 2016