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How Can IO-Link Make Your Processes Easier, Faster and Safer?

15 Nov 2023

In the fast-paced food and beverage industry, efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness are essential. Anderson-Negele’s advanced instrumentation with digital communication and Flex-Hybrid technology simplifies planning, commissioning, and operating production systems, making processes faster, easier, and more adaptable.

Why Choose IO-Link for Your Production System?

IO-Link is a standardized, digital, fieldbus-independent communication protocol based on the IEC 61131-9 standard, enabling seamless integration of sensors, pumps, valves, and other components.

Here’s how it benefits your operation:

  • Enhanced Efficiency: Easily replace sensors with “plug-and-play” functionality, even in analog systems, for quick upgrades or replacements.
  • Future-Ready Technology: Flex-Hybrid allows you to transition from analog to IO-Link control by simply plugging in sensors.
  • Streamlined Connectivity: Connect entire process systems or skids with a single cable and instantly integrate them into your PLC.
Instrumentation with IO-Link / Flex-Hybrid Brochure Image

Anderson-Negele’s IO-Link Instrumentation Solutions

At Anderson-Negele, we offer a complete range of IO-Link-compatible sensors for turbidity, conductivity, flow, level, temperature, and pressure, along with converters for additional connectivity. Our solutions enable efficient, straightforward connections, making installation and upgrades easier than ever.

View the Instrumentation with IO-Link / Flex-Hybrid Brochure

Click here to go directly to our “IO-Link / Flex-Hybrid” website.

Here you can see an example of how IO-Link works in practice. The Bellarine Foods dairy was completely realized with IO-Link. You can open the case study here.

Our tip: Always choose a Flex-Hybrid sensor when buying new or replacing existing sensors. This allows you to benefit from the advantages of the digital world today: simpler programming, sensor replacement with “plug-and-play”, and if you upgrade to IO-Link control at some point, the sensors can be converted simply by plugging them in.

Do you have any questions? You can contact us here.

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