The numbers speak for themselves. The IO-Link standard has taken the market by storm. Joachim Uffelmann, Head of the Steering Committee for the IO-Link Community, explains the significance behind this success.

New products to announce this month include: mass flow and pressure sensors with IO-Link from Alicat Scientific; miniature photoelectric sensors with IO-Link from Turck; laser sensors with PROFINET from Micro-Epsilon; and inverters with PROFINET from NORD.

Join us for a no-cost webinar to learn about the the latest on omlox. There are two times available: September 17th for Europe/Asia timezones and September 18th for Americas timezones.

Sign up now for the next PROFIsafe Certified Designer Training, taking place November 19-21. This 3-day training provides insight for devlice developers into all aspects of design and use-cases of PROFIsafe.

Sign up to become an IO-Link Safety Certified Designer. The training takes place November 26-28 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Registration is now open.

The omlox standard, which provides openness and interoperability for real-time positioning in industrial environments, is growing steadily and is increasingly established on the market. We are pleased to announce that omlox air 8 ready certification is now available for omlox Core Zone products.

Advancing digitalization in automation technology has experienced a significant innovation with the virtualization of programmable logic controllers (vPLCs). PROFIsafe, which plays an essential role in many automation systems, has received a letter of conformance from the TÜV Süd confirming its effectiveness when used with vPLCs.

Robot programmers are rare, and the lack of specialists is further intensifying the situation. This is why a host of robot manufacturers and Siemens, as a PLC manufacturer, joined forces to establish a standardized interface: the SRCI (Standard Robot Command Interface). The list of vendors supporting SRCI –and to what level, is constantly being updated.