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For fast, flexible a nd efficient production 4 IO-LINK – THE IDEAL SOLUTION Modular control concepts 6 IO-LINK IN THE PASSING LANE IO-Link saves time and money Migrate Fieldbuses Automate Robots Consolidate and Gather I/O Signals 14 Track Data 15 Measure, Control and Regulate 16 Signaling 17 Handling and Assembly 18 We Speak IO-Link 20 Communicate consistently interference-free 22 Fast Tool Changing 24 Position Workpieces in Assembly 26 Monitor Process Media 28 Easily Visualize Operating States 30 Constant Temperatures in Induction Hardening 32 Monitoring Clamping in the Machine System 34 Automatically...

4 | IO-Link – the ideal solution For fast, flexible and efficient production IO-LINK – THE IDEAL SOLUTION Just one interface for improved process quality Intelligent combining of industrial network with the IO-Link communication standard is the ideal solution for ever 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...

IO-Link in the passing lane | 7 Modular Control Concepts From parallel wiring to the fieldbus protocol Universal, simple and flexible: IO-Link! WHY IO-LINK IS IN THE PASSING LANE Replacing parallel wiring with the use of fieldbuses was an enormous step because fieldbus protocol has successfully eliminated the immense installation effort associated with copper cables and substantially reduced the costs. It is not just that the fieldbus reduces the working time because a bus cable replaces numerous parallel strands of wire. Since fewer strands are needed, also material and space are conserved....

More Efficiency, Lower Costs | 9 More Efficiency, Lower Costs IO-LINK SAVES TIME AND MONEY Easy installation FIELDBUS MASTER WITH IO-LINK INTERFACE More efficient operation For IO-Link all you need is an industrystandard 3- or 4-conductor cable. The uniform standard interface can be quickly and easily integrated into the fieldbus world to simply link even complex devices. One special feature: the digital communication ensures noise immunity even without the use of expensive shielded cabling. Analog signals are digitized with no conversion losses. With IO-Link you can position sensors in the machine...

10 | More Efficiency, Lower Costs More Efficiency, Lower Costs | 11 IO-Link provides a high standardization factor A simple M12 connection is all you need Migrate Fieldbuses Automate Robots Profit from minimal downtimes As a systems and machine builder you market and sell your products around the globe. This means your products have to adapt to the conditions of very different countries. And are tuned to very different networks. No matter what countries you are active in, with IO-Link there is one concept for field installation for various markets: for Profibus, Profinet, Devicenet, Ethernet/IP,...

12 | More Efficiency, Lower Costs More Efficiency, Lower Costs | 13 Expand decentralization Consolidate and Gather I/O Signals M8 IO-Link hubs (digital) R Minimize critical installations With IO-Link, you need only a node/IP address to transmit the data of up to 496 inputs/outputs. With the compression of the data, you preserve the valuable addresses and minimize critical installations. IO-Link valve interface A 16x IO-Link master allows up to 496 I/Os to be configured. The range is doubled and exponential cost savings are realized. All you need to implement this network structure is a standard...

14 | More Efficiency, Lower Costs More Efficiency, Lower Costs | 15 Maximum transparency for the optimal process Correctly feed process media Track Data Measure, Control and Regulate Ensure quality Example with oil supply for a hydraulic cylinder The intelligent combination of RFID and sensors with IO-Link makes it possible to cost-effectively handle your identification requirements and process signals at the same time. When is comes to quality assurance, RFID systems record the entire production sequence and make it traceable in real time. The data are documented directly on the workpiece or...

16 | More Efficiency, Lower Costs More Efficiency, Lower Costs | 17 Continuous diagnostics of the operating states A network distributor for complex tasks Setup without mechanical reconfiguring Modules reducible If you need seamless visualization of the production sequence on your production line, the SmartLight signal tower light provides the perfect solution. The SmartLight displays trends and tendencies, so that you can continually monitor various stages. This optimizes cycle times and gives early indication of any possible bottlenecks or maintenance duties. The various modes – run light,...

18 | IO-Link in the Entire Production Process IO-Link in the Entire Production Process | 19 FAST TOOL CHANGING 22 INTERCONNECTED NOISEFREE COMMUNICATION 20 TRANSMIT SIGNALS IN NOISE FIELDS 52 OPTIMIZE QUALITY CONTROL 40 MEASURE POSITION AND END-OF-TRAVEL 38 MONITOR PROCESS MEDIA 26 VISUALIZE OPERATING STATES 28 POSITION WORKPIECES 24 MONITOR THE CLAMPING PROCESS 32 In the entire production process Balluff IO-Link ensures transparency for all of automation. In every area – whether logistics, service, production, assembly, inspection and packaging. And for every single application – whether fluids,...

20 | IO-Link in the Entire Production Process IO-Link in the Entire Production Process | 21 Simplify network topology 5 All devices become IO-Link capable Modern robotics equipment requires many sensors – especially in the robot arm which, because of the dynamics and energy consumption, still needs to have as little mass as possible. Another difficulty is the cumbersome wiring of multi-conductor cables. Not so with IO-Link because this digital communication standard requires only a traditional industrial cable which is simple to install. IO-Link also ensures noise immunity with intelligent devices...