IO-Link makes sensors fit for Industry 4.0
2017-04-10 03:03:55, ifm electronic GmbH Sensors are the "sense organs" of automation. To implement Industry 4.0 concepts, they must not only output analog values or switching signals, but also communicate with the plant.
Sensors are the "sense organs" of automation. To implement Industry 4.0 concepts, they must not only output analog values or switching signals, but also communicate with the plant. Communication should be as simple and seamless as possible - from the sensor level to the control level and up to the enterprise level. This is the only way to implement many of the benefits of Industry 4.0 in the first place.
Sensors are the "sense organs" of automation. To implement Industry 4.0 concepts, they must not only output analog values or switching signals, but also communicate with the plant. Communication should be as simple and seamless as possible - from the sensor level to the control level and up to the enterprise level. This is the only way to implement many of the benefits of Industry 4.0 in the first place.
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