In order to significantly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of machines and systems, much more information is required from the machine level about the status of the components and the status of the machines themselves, as well as more functionality in individual components.
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As user of SAMS products you are able to program the threshold individually for each of this three smart features of condition monitoring, vibration, humidity & temperature
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The signal quality information can support you as the user of Smart Automation and Monitoring System (SAMS) products during setup of the machine as well as predictive maintenance during operation.
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Powerful, smart sensors and multifunctional solutions are the precondition for increasing the overall system efficiency (OEE). Smart sensors from Balluff provide optimal support because they not only fulfill a primary measurement task, but also provide up to 16 additional condition monitoring features for self-diagnosis and the environmental condition at the installation site.
Read moreAll sensors of our Smart Automation and Monitoring System SAMS do have temperature measurement on board. Why you should utilize this smart sensor function in your application, I will explain in this post
Read moreOverview of smart sensor functions & diagnostic options at components of the Smart Automation and Monitoring System SAMS
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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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Production processes in milling centers typically use cooling liquids (in order to reduce friction, to cool tool as well as workpiece and to remove metal chips). This way cooling liquids assist to optimize the machining processes.
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Manufacturing is rapidly changing, driven by trends such as low volume/high mix, shorter lifecycles, changing labor dynamics and other global factors. One way industry is responding to these trends is by changing the way humans and machines safely work together, enabled by updated standards and new technologies including safety communications.
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Condition monitoring is considered highly complex and always associated with high investments. Not so with IO-Link. How IO-Link makes it easy for you to set up a monitoring network that is independent of the machine control system is the subject of this article.
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