THE DIGITAL FACTORY HAS ARRIVED
Did you hear the one about the chief executive CONTROLS who thought ARCHITECTURE it would - PROCESS be TANK a good MONITORING
idea to make his chair
‘Industry 4.0 ready’? ifm did! Guess by now he’s looking for a park bench to rest his troubles.
LMT level
Smart Sensors
ifm have the most comprehensive range of
digital sensors and smart connection technology,
available today, ex-stock NZ!
Our IP69k, IO-Link (Smart) technology is used
in the most advanced F&B plants, globally.
German quality - supported by local engineers.
Interested to know more? Give us a call.
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Yes…a 'dad joke', but it’s also the level of
understanding many senior-level New Zealand
decision-makers have on this global topic.
So what about your factory? Does it work
as efficiently as you would like? Can you see
room for improvement but don’t know how
to get there? Are you interested in knowing
what’s possible in a modern factory today?
ifm can help. The company is a specialist in
plant automation. But as you know, nothing
happens until the boss shows interest and
tells his engineers to look into this concept
of the digital factory. ifm have a full range of
automation solutions, specifically made for
use in food and beverage plants. This means
correct approvals, and being designed for
operating reliably in wash down environments.
ifm automation engineers are located
throughout the country, ready to listen to
your issues and offer practical, cost effective
automation solutions. For more information,
contact ifm 0800 289 436, or see its website
www.ifm.com/nz
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Communication
& Connectors
IO-Link
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and Magnetic
Rotation &
Motion Control
Optical &
Vision
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costs and limit the
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controls architecture
Ethernet IP
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TAD pressure
temperature
An IO-Link Master
located in the field
near the sensors, uses
existing fieldbus protocol,
such as Ethernet IP.
Existing standard cables
are used with IO-Link.
IO-Link is a communication
interface that unlocks trapped
data in sensors and transmits
the data via a pure digital
signal to the plc.
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