Unlocking added value.
Discovering flexibility. 
Enabling Industry 4.0.

Simplified Device Replacement and Maintenance

Detecting which devices need maintenance can be difficult in applications with many similar sensors—like in conveyor systems. The localization function can be activated to find the sensor quickly and easily with the help of flashing LEDs. Once the device in need of maintenance is located, the integrated data storage function makes it possible to replace sensors during operation with no new parameterization required. This significantly reduces plant downtime.

Smart Sensor Profiles—The Next Step Towards Standardization

Even though there are a wide variety of IO-Link sensors currently available, like those offered by Pepperl+Fuchs, they share many functional similarities.
Smart Sensor Profiles unify common functions, settings, and their meanings in order for IO-Link sensors to be integrated faster and more flexibly than ever before.

Production in Batch Size 1—Parameterization During Operation

Recipe changes are often necessary when different products are made on a production line. With the simultaneous transfer of process and parameter data, IO-Link enables the reparameterization of sensors and actuators during operation—laying the groundwork for production in batch size 1. This reduces downtimes and resulting costs.