Automation 2021: IIot & Industry 4.0 (Volume 5)

Opto 22 manufactures controllers, I/O, SSRs, and software to link electrical, mechanical, and electronic equipment to networks, computers, and mobile devices. Customers use these products to monitor, control, and get data from machines and systems essential to their business. Opto 22 products are built on open standards, which simplify development, decrease costs, and deliver data where you need it. Opto 22 products have been famous for their quality and reliability for nearly 40 years. All products are manufactured and supported in Temecula, California, USA.

Acromag designs and manufactures measurement and control instrumentation products. Properties measured include current, voltage, resistance, temperature, pressure, flow, level, stress, strain, mass, force, torque, velocity, acceleration, frequency, discrete levels, and many others. Signal conditioning products include transmitters, converters, isolators, alarms, and computation modules. Network I/O modules support Ethernet, Modbus, 4-20mA and Profibus protocols.

Beckhoff Automation provides advanced, open automation products based upon proven industrial technologies. Manufacturers, processors and machine builders can implement high performance Beckhoff control systems more efficiently and at a lower overall cost than traditional PLC and motion control systems. Beckhoff has been a long-time proponent of open controls architectures, full system interoperability, seamless machine-to-machine communication and lean automation solutions. As more businesses are calling for these types of cost-efficient solutions, Beckhoff is well-positioned today to support them. Beckhoff sales and service are handled directly, with no intermediaries involved for exceptional customer service and consultation. Beckhoffs product range includes PC-based control, Industrial PCs, Embedded PCs, programmable automation controllers (PACs), PLCs, operator interfaces, I/O compatible with over 15 different fieldbuses, EtherCAT (next generation Ethernet fieldbus technology), servo drives and motors. Beckhoff is also advancing leading edge automation solutions that deliver high performance at a low cost. This includes Scientific Automation, which merges automation, PLC and motion control with advanced condition monitoring and precise measurement technologies. Today this can be handled all on one powerful, PC-based automation controller and cost-effective EtherCAT Terminals, eliminating the need for many expensive ‚Äúblack boxes.‚Äù Another advanced solution from Beckhoff is eXtreme Fast Control Technology (XFC), which efficiently brings automation performance to new heights, with greatly increased system precision and I/O response times < 100 μs. Worldwide Presence Beckhoff Automation North American headquarters is located in the Minneapolis, Minn. area. At this location, administration, product and engineering management, warehousing and training occurs. There are also regional technical centers located in San Diego, Calif.; Duluth, Ga.; Charlotte, NC; Mill Creek, Wash.; Fond du Lac, Wisc. and Guelph, Ontario. Beckhoffs global headquarters, including product design and assembly facilities, is located in Verl, Germany. Between direct owned subsidiaries and world-wide co-operation with partners, Beckhoff is represented in 60+ countries.

Hilscher is the leading technology and solution provider in industrial communication. Hilscher's products and solutions enable machines to communicate with each other across the globe — fast and secure — so that from the hardware to the cloud production and processes run smoothly. 

Hilscher is your address for anything related to industrial communication technology — from PC cards, embedded modules, gateways, edge gateways, tools for analysis and data acquisition as well as software, operating systems, data security applications, IO systems and IIoT. 

Hilscher was founded in 1986 in Hattersheim/Main (Germany) and has since grown into an internationally operating company with more than 430 employees at 12 locations worldwide. Hilscher is driven by its passion for technological innovation through its experience and know-how, and motivation to always find the best solution for industrial communication of the future. 

—  empowering communication  — 

SICK is one of the world's leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision and automatic identification products for industrial applications. From verifying products at high speeds, controlling the flow of materials or safeguarding hazardous areas, SICK provides a wide range of solutions.