Automation Basics (31)| HOW TO IMPLEMENT IO-LINK INTELLIGENT CONNECTION AND NETWORKING IN YOUR MACHINES

Redundant magnetostrictive linear position sensors from Balluff now have two digital interfaces. SSI and start/stop. This fulfills the highest requirements for security and availability. They are less susceptible to noise while providing higher resolution than traditional analog interfaces. In addition, they ...

With expansion function and high IP rating, it can be used flexibly. On high-utilization machines, it is important to check and evaluate all machine parameters. This is especially true in metalworking. Modern milling or turning centers have a hydraulic circuit for changing tools and workpieces. ...

A member of the new network module family developed for the harsh environments of the food and pharmaceutical industries. The corrosion- and clean-resistant stainless steel housing of the corrosion- and clean-resistant modules ensures reliable and correct signal transmission, even in demanding environments. For strict ...

It is necessary not only to have gold and silver, but also to green waters and green mountains. In recent years, environmental protection has become the focus of the country and even the world. Clean energy, with its unique environmental protection advantages, has come to the foreground and has become an important driving force to promote the progress of human civilization. In particular, wind energy, since the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan", has gone through more than ten years ...

In recent years, China's automobile industry has developed rapidly, and automobile production has been growing. As an important part of the automobile industry chain, the demand for tires is gradually growing with the rise of the automobile industry chain. More efficient and automated production processes are the trend in the tire industry. In this trend ...

After the automatic feeding of the conveyor belt and the grabbing by the robot, the identity data information of each cell is recorded at the beginning, and after the automatic cell polarity detection, sorting and matching, it enters the air tightness detection and BMS (battery management system) software flashing according to the module and process requirements.

Condition monitoring is the process of monitoring mechanical condition parameters (oscillation, humidity, pressure, temperature, etc.) in order to identify differences that indicate the development of a problem. It is a key ingredient in effective guess protection. Condition monitoring has the unique advantage of being able to detect what is typically shortened.

For greater process safety and higher plant uptime Welding is a harsh environment. High temperatures and flying sparks can cause thermal damage, and welding spatter can stick to sensors and cables, affecting their functionality. High welding currents generate magnetic interference fields, which can also affect the ...

In recent years, with the rapid development of the economy, the packaging industry has also been greatly improved, especially the rapid development of packaging machines represented by automatic filling machines. The automatic filling machine has a wide range of applications, and the filling of food, medicine and cosmetics is inseparable from his support. The main reason is that people are interested in material ...

In the press shop, the production of body panels, such as valves, hoods, roofs, engine molds and other components, requires high-precision stamping and metal positioning in order to protect expensive dies and stamping units and to keep the individual components intact. Assembling engine moulds ...

High-performance industrial system with BVS Cockpit and industrial controller With our industrial cameras, you get excellent images and extremely fast image transfer is also economically efficient. The simple BVS Cockpit user interface allows you to operate industrial cameras directly without the need for ...

The fifth-generation mobile communication technology, also known as 5G technology, is a new generation of cellular mobile communication technology based on 4G networks. The high-speed, reliable, low-latency, and 100-billion-level connectivity capabilities of 5G networks have brought new possibilities to the Industrial Internet of Things and helped the manufacturing industry improve its quality.

As a high-performance enabler of Industry 4.0 concepts, IO-Link has become indispensable in machine tool engineering and production plants. Today, it is also possible to use IO-Link in hydropower plants to connect quickly and efficiently: the Mount Coffee dam in Liberia uses intelligent IO-Link, which allows for fast and efficient connections over long distances.

From precision machining, polishing and grinding to engine assembly, transmission and powertrain components, Balluff identification systems act as the "smart eye" in start-up and braking, enabling tracking applications for products during the automotive manufacturing process and storing all data for later traceability and thus ...

Balluff identification solutions BIS offers you the key technologies to meet the basic requirements of modern manufacturing and offers a wide selection of innovative RFID products for low-frequency (LF), high-frequency (HF) and ultra-high-frequency (UHF) applications. The BIS V processing unit is frequency-independent and can be used to ...

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in the first half of this year, China's crude steel output was 527 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 6.5%; pig iron output was 439 million tons, down 4.7% year-on-year; Steel output was 667 million tons, down 4.6% year-on-year. The data shows that in the first half of the year, market demand was lower than expected, and steel ...

RFID systems from Balluff ensure battery productivity and quality in terms of hose station engagement, track and trace electrode rolls, monitoring material availability, and monitoring mixer status. It can be said that Balluff's wide range of sensors meets the high demands of a wide range of requirements and thus smoothly drives the subsequent ...

Neat tool distribution and fast tool changes contribute to increased efficiency and high output. However, complicated wiring and messy plugs make it difficult to replace the robotic arm. BIC inductive couplers from Balluff solve this problem. The use of inductive couplers ...

The continuous rain a while ago made people feel dreary, and they didn't see the sun for a long time, which made water a target and annoyance. However, water can overturn a boat, and it can also carry a boat. Hydropower stations can not only regulate the amount of water and play a role in flood control, but also make full use of the endless water resources for power generation. BTL ...

In order to make a name for ourselves in the food and beverage industry, we needed a highly competitive product – a linear displacement sensor with EtherCAT interface from Balluff won the "FBE Innovative Product of the Year Award for Food & Beverage Engineering". Magnetostrictive position measurement with rod design ...