Items Tagged with 'IO-Link'

IO-Link Wireless is transforming industrial connectivity by reducing wiring, weight, and costs while maintaining the same capabilities as wired IO-Link.

IO-Link safety integrates safety-related devices into a control system using a communication protocol designed for industrial automation.

Balluff’s new multi-protocol IO-Link masters support most established industrial Ethernet protocols, including Profinet, Ethernet IP, and Modbus TCP, all in one device.

IO-Link Wireless delivers the many benefits of IO-Link to applications where cables were previously not available.

Balluff’s code reader with IO-Link now offers even more capabilities thanks to new firmware update features.

This article explores how IO-Link is reshaping predictive maintenance and empowering real-time sensor management, elevating the performance of modern industrial operations.

By now we’ve all heard of IO-Link, the device-level communication protocol that seems magical. 

Balluff’s new IDENT sensor is the first code reader on the market to offer IO-Link. No need for separate Ethernet drops and IP addresses for every reader.

Balluff’s M12 inductive sensors with IO-Link support condition monitoring and enable application-specific setups. 

As manufacturers continually look for ways to maximize productivity and eliminate waste, automation sensors are taking on a new role in the plant. Once, sensors were used only to provide detection or measurement data so the PLC could process it and run the machine.