Digitalization & IIoT

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Wireless technology in metalworking

Wireless technology in Metalworking

In industrial production so far sensors and actuators have been integrated into applications via “hard wired” cables. Now however, with increasing automation degree and technological progress wireless communication enters the up to now conservative field of industrial production

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Pin-Configuration in SAMS Devices

SAMS components offer the possibility to connect internal digital or analog signals directly to the physical pins 2 and 4 of the connector.

This is helpful, for example, if the cycle time of the entire topology consisting of IO-Link cycle, network cycle and PLC cycle is too time-critical for certain signals and the signals need to be transferred faster for a smooth process.

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SAMS – The Smart Automation and Monitoring System

Increasing the efficiency of machines and plants requires powerful, multifunctional solutions that provide data on the machine condition in addition to the machine control. With the condition monitoring information obtained from this the performance of each machine and thus of the entire plant can be optimized

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Intralogistics in Metalworking

In order to increase the utilization and overall system effectiveness of machine tools, the production engineers plan automation solutions for the automatic loading and unloading of workpieces in the CNC machining center or the CNC lathe. Machine tool builders offer appropriate automation equipment as an option when purchasing new machines.

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