Intelligent combining of industrial network with the IO-Link communication standard is the ideal solution for faster, more flexible, more efficient, and more adaptable production. This provides you with a powerful infrastructure for reliably managing the growing volume of data. It transports your data through the entire manufacturing process and enables seamless communication from the sensor into the internet, making IO-Link the ideal enabler for Industry 4.0.
How IO-Link increases the performance of your network
IO-Link is the first globally standardized IO technology (IEC 61131-9) that communicates from the controller down to the lowest automation level. This universally applicable interface is a fieldbus-neutral, point-to-point connection, which uses standard unshielded cables. IO-Link sends all the sensor and actuator signals to the controller and then carries controller data to the sensor/actuator level with revolutionary consequences. This open standard connects all sensors to the fieldbus level and even transports analog signals noise-free by digitizing them. IO-Link enables fully continuous diagnostics as well as automated configuration of the IO-Link devices via the controller. This means IO-Link is simple to install. In addition to the IO-Link master, all you need is a standard unshielded 3- or 4-conductor cable to connect sensors and actuators.
We speak IO-Link in the entire production process
Balluff IO-Link ensures transparency for all areas of automation – logistics, service, production, assembly, inspection and packaging – and for every single application including fluids, identification, liner position measurement and object detection. At Balluff you get holistic IO-Link solutions with high performance IO-Link sensors and the best IO-Link network and connectivity. Balluff speaks IO-Link in every field and with all principles of operation, so you have access to these IO-Link advantages throughout the entire system.
- Easy to install
- Requirement-based maintenance
- Efficient operation
- Highest machine availability
This lets you exploit all the possibilities of this digital communication standard.
Well-positioned for Industry 4.0 with new generation of Balluff IO-Link hub
Easy entry into efficient and proven IO-Link technology is made possible by the new generation of Balluff IO-Link hub. Flexibly adapted to meet your needs, up to 19 digital inputs or 8 digital inputs and outputs can be used depending on the application. It's a great choice to upgrade your sysytem's connectivity, as it's designed to expand the number of IO-Link ports available on an IO-Link master - more IO-Link devices can be connected through this new hub:
- Efficient and effective − perfectly suited for low power signal processing
- Flexible and from a single source − our new generation I/O modules are available in NPN and PNP variants
- Compact, lightweight and sustainable − optimized for use in moving applications and with Balluff's high quality
- Fast, effective signal transmission and reduced signal runtimes due to COM3 transmission standard
- Individually adapted to your needs, four of the digital ports can be flexibly configured
Utilize the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things – together with Balluff, reach out now to our experts and we would be very happy to assit you!
Balluff Automation Malaysia Sdn Bhd
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