How Comtrol’s IO-Link Masters Enable Industry 4.0 and IIoT
April 18, 2018
Industry 4.0 is, simply put, the fourth industrial revolution.
The goal of Industry 4.0 is to fully integrate the communication process used in manufacturing to improve the efficiency of factories through: The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), industrial automation, data exchange and manufacturing technologies.
Benefits of Industry 4.0 and IIoT:
Complete integration into overall industrial communication systems
Easy sensor replacement
Eliminates manual parameter settings
Continuous data monitoring and status diagnostics
Increased uptime
Comtrol Corporation has created an IO-Link Master series to help enable Industry 4.0. Comtrol consistently pursues advancing their IO-Link Master series as the fourth industrial revolution progresses.
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