How to simplify connectivity for fast & secure data transmission

Industry 4.0 has arrived, ready, willing and able. With the integration of technologies such as big data, augmented and virtual reality, and robotics, manufacturing is becoming increasingly digitised and automated. Whether it’s production volume, downtime or serial numbers, this information offers unique insight into processes and productivity.

In the background, IO-Link acts as a facilitator of Industry 4.0. IO-Link connects sensors and actuators to an IO-Link master, which then converts these signals into an industrial Ethernet message, as a simple point-to-point communication protocol. Factory and logistics automation environments can benefit from this technology. More information about IO-Link is available in the white paper.

Lumberg Automation's new LioN-X family is a combination of IO-Link master and I/O modules with unique features not available in other IO-Link master, including support for the OPC UA communication protocol, ACHILLES certified safety features and a current output of up to 2 A per port. 

LioN-X IO-Link masters provide a fast, reliable and secure solution for collecting, converting and transmitting critical data in automated production environments with multiple IIoT and Ethernet-based fieldbus protocols on board. Their flexibility and versatility make them suitable for almost any factory or logistics automation environment.

Product overview

• The two products, LioN-X and LioN-Xlight, with various variants give customers the features they want at the price point they require
• Robust housing for reliable performance, even in harsh environments, like IP69K or where weld field immunity is needed
• Smaller footprint optimizes space utilization 
• ACHILLES-tested security functionality minimizes the risk of unauthorized access to equipment and the network

Global manufacturers trust Lumberg Automation’s LioN-Power family of products. The new LioN-X IO-Link Masters offer multiprotocol support for both fieldbus and cloud integration—and enable fast IO-Link data transfer of ~1ms cycle time. 

Would you like to know how an automotive manufacturer has retrofitted robots with LioN-Power I/O modules in order to achieve standardisation? The benefits include cost savings, better inventory management, easier installation and maintenance, and improved global flexibility. Read this success story.