PNO Membership application
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PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO) is one of the 24 Regional PI Associations (RPA) and is responsible for the membership of companies with branches in D-A-CH region. Membership is open to all companies, associations, institutes, as well as individuals who support the interests of PNO as manufacturers, providers, users, or operators of PROFIBUS, PROFINET, IO-Link, MTP, and omlox systems.
→ When applying, please designate a main contact person who speaks and understands German, as all communications are currently conducted in German. On the other hand, we recommend membership in another RPA. Please see the list.
The categorization is as follows:
The applying company is…
… a manufacturer of products with PI technologies.
… a provider of products & services with PI technologies in the areas of system integration, engineering, testing, consulting, and technology transfer.
… a end user that does not market products & services with PI technologies (e.g., plant operators and machine builders).
… a university, institute, or association.
The membership fee is based on the type (see above) and size of the company (number of employees at the time of joining*) and is structured as follows:
| A: Manufacturer/Provider with more than 10,000 employees: B: Manufacturer/Provider with 3,001 – 10,000 employees: C: Manufacturer/Provider with 1,001 – 3,000 employees: D: Manufacturer/Provider with 301 – 1,000 employees: E: Manufacturer/Provider with 101 – 300 employees: F: Manufacturer/Provider with 31 – 100 employees: G1: Manufacturer/Provider with up to 30 employees: G2: Users: H: Universities, institutes, and associations: | € 25,000/year € 18,000/year € 13,000/year € 10,000/year € 7,000/year € 3,200/year € 1,500/year € 1,500/year € 750/year |
* For new members, the company information is provided at the time of joining; for existing members, company data is regularly updated through periodic surveys.