{"id":76317,"date":"2025-12-03T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?post_type=news&p=76317"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:10:50","slug":"helmholz-benelux-benoemd-als-pi-competence-center-in-nederland","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/helmholz-benelux-benoemd-als-pi-competence-center-in-nederland\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmholz Benelux appointed as PI Competence Center in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helmholz Benelux has been officially appointed as a leading supplier of high-quality products by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI). PI Competence Center (PICC<\/strong>) in the Netherlands.<\/p>\r\n

In addition to being a supplier of high-quality products for PROFINET infrastructures<\/a> Helmholz Benelux is now also recognized as a center of expertise for industrial networks and industrial equipment. This allows it to offer in-depth technical support and knowledge of PROFINET and PROFIBUS technologies.<\/p>\r\n

This recognition confirms that Helmholz Benelux meets the high quality and service standards set by the international PI community. Last October, the organization successfully completed an audit, which assessed its compliance with the stringent requirements for Quality of Service. The audits were completed successfully and without any comments.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis appointment is an important milestone for us,\u201d said Bart Pape, technical manager<\/strong> from Helmholz Benelux. "It underscores our expertise in helping customers with reliable solutions for their industrial networks. With our official PI Competence Center status, this is now recognized, and we are proud of that."<\/p>\r\n

As an official PI Competence Center, Helmholz Benelux offers advice and guidance for a future-proof network architecture, based on its expertise and years of practical experience.<\/p>\r\n

There are also training courses and workshops<\/a> organized for engineers and maintenance teams. Furthermore, Helmholz Benelux specializes in onsite diagnosis and troubleshooting<\/a> for both PROFINET and PROFIBUS.<\/p>\r\n

With this combination of knowledge, service, and products, Helmholz Benelux helps companies make their industrial networks safe, efficient, and future-proof.<\/p>\r\n

Xaver Schmidt, chairman of PI International, emphasizes the importance of this expansion: \u201cWith Helmholz Benelux as our new PI Competence Center, we are strengthening our international expertise and support. This ensures that our technology is not only available worldwide but also continuously maintained and developed. Competence Centers are essential for providing users worldwide access to knowledge and support.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

More information:<\/a> Helmholz Benelux BV<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\t

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Helmholz Benelux has been officially appointed as a PI Competence Center (PICC) in the Netherlands by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI).
\nAs an official PI Competence Center, Helmholz Benelux offers advice and guidance for a future-proof network architecture, based on its expertise and years of practical experience.<\/p>\n

Training courses and workshops are also organized for engineers and maintenance teams. 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