IO-Link uses standard unshielded cables to enable real-time data exchange between sensors, actuators and control systems, replacing simple on/off signals with detailed device performance and ...
A point-to-point communication standard that connects smart field devices, including sensors, actuators, and I/O hubs, to a control system. IO-Link has more advantages than drawbacks, but you need to ...
Banner Engineering has created an eight-port smart hub to couple 16 discrete input-outputs to a single IO-Link serial bus cable for industrial networks. “R130C is a compact top-exit IO-Link hub that ...
One sure way to boost operational efficiency and factory throughput is to automate. Robots, special machines, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and other equipment can usually do the jobs faster ...