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Verification of product color is a constant challenge for many industries. This is why Balluff has launched its BFS 33M true color sensor with IO-Link to provide a solution to this...
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Press builder Eagle Press & Equipment is using machine-mount I/O and the technology of IO-Link.
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New technology adds intelligence and customization to industry\'s time-tested indicator of machine state.
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Balluff released added functionality to its standard 18-mm tubular photoelectric sensors.
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Simple ways that IO-Link can save you money and improve your equipment effectiveness during design, build or production.
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Getting a hydroelectric power plant online quicker using intelligent cabling technology.
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Manufacturers are using infrared cameras to aid preventive maintenance and find defects in heat-related assembly processes.
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Balluff Inc. announces the industry\'s first and unique functional safety solution that combines PROFIsafe, an industry standard safety communication protocol, with IO-Link, a...
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Problems related to sensored error-proofing systems encountered during automated welding usually can be attributed to weld spatter, connectivity damage, heat, electrical noise, or...
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Improper feeding of sheet or strip into press tooling, improper part ejection from the press, slugs gumming up the press and dies. Has this ever happened to you?
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When used in conjunction with a PROFIsafe controller, the PROFIsafe IO-Link safety I/O hub can achieve Safety Integrity Level (SIL) CL 3 according to EN/IEC 62061 or Safety...
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Balluff offers a compact, bidirectional data memory module for tight mounting spaces. The compact memory module with IP 67 protection is just 34 x 16 x 8 mm in size and can be used...
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Balluff’s new 4-port slim design IO-Link masters can connect a multitude of smart devices over IO-Link to build a truly distributed machine mount controls architecture for today’s...
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The CC-Link Partner Association, working to expand the adoption of the industrial open network CC-Link IE, has announced the launch of CC-Link IE Field Basic.
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With an IP69K rating, machine mount IO-Link master and I/O blocks are ready for food, dairy and beverage.
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Balluff\'s Micropulse TA12 hazardous area linear position sensor is now available with new features and improved performance, while maintaining 100% backward compatibility to the...
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Balluff\'s Micropulse TA12 hazardous area linear position sensor is now available with new features and improved performance, while maintaining 100% backward compatibility to the...
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Florence, Ky.-based Balluff, a provider of sensors, machine vision, industrial RFID, and distributed I/O for such industries and stamping and welding, has announced its...
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New technology is making vision systems faster, more reliable and easier to use.
Learn moreBalluff hosted its second annual Manufacturing Day event on October 7. Over 200 students and local community members attended the event to learn more about modern manufacturing and...
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What will Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things actually do for metal fabricators?
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Balluff hosted its second annual Manufacturing Day event on October 7. Over 200 students and local community members attended the event to learn more about modern manufacturing and...
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Balluff announces the expansion of its IO-Link enabled inductive-coupling product family to include bi-directional IO-Link communication.
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To overcome the limitations, Balluff Inc. partnered with InformaTrac, Inc. Together, the two companies can provide a complete RFID and Asset Management Solution.
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Balluff\'s rugged self-contained through-beam sensors are designed for challenging environments in the food and beverage, packaging, metalworking, and pharmaceutical industries.
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Balluff’s F series of fork sensors includes IP69K rated stainless steel self-contained through-beam sensors designed for the most challenging environments such as the food and...
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Choosing a position feedback solution for air cylinders presents a challenge because the best solution should surpass the speed and life of the cylinder itself.
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Balluff’s newest addition to the industry’s leading line of fork sensors now includes IP69K rated stainless steel self-contained through-beam sensors designed for the most...
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Environmental sustainability and workforce development were hot topics at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Eggs ‘N Issues “Made in Northern Kentucky” panel discussion...
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Balluff\'s CC-Link IE network portfolio consists of machine mount I/O devices and IO-Link masters.
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Today\'s highly demanding industrial applications for linear position sensors in hydraulic cylinders sometimes exceed the limits of survivability for standard product designs.
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Balluff is pleased to announce the new family of network solutions based on the Industry\'s newest and fastest industrial Ethernet network – CC-Link IE Field.
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Balluff\'s CC-Link IE field is a 1GBPS network designed for industrial automation applications and the network portfolio consists of IP67 protection rated machine mount I/O devices...
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Pneumatic cylinders carry many advantages in terms of relatively low first cost, application simplicity, and durability. To integrate a pneumatic cylinder into an automated system,...
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Balluff was recently named a 2016 Corporate College Award Winner by Gateway Corporate College.
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Balluff was recently named a 2016 Corporate College Award Winner by Gateway Corporate College.
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A popular application for linear position sensors is hydraulic cylinder position feedback for valve actuators. The position sensor is installed into the back end of the cylinder.
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Balluff\'s Micropulse TA12 hazardous area linear position sensor is designed for position feedback applications on hydraulically-actuated valves and in hydraulic cylinders located...
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Balluff’s Micropulse TA12 hazardous area linear position sensor is now available with new features and improved performance, while maintaining 100% backward compatibility to the...
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Balluff\'s Micropulse TA12 hazardous area linear position sensor is now available with new features and improved performance, while maintaining 100% backward compatibility to the...
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Alternatives to running servo power and feedback cables, as well as wiring to sensors and solenoids.
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Background suppression sensors are becoming more popular because of their ability to ignore backgrounds, thus preventing false triggering.
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Balluff Inc. has been recognized as the thirteenth Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management...
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The Balluff Automation-In-Action demo van visited seven universities and colleges in five days during the week of April 11th 2016.
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Balluff has expanded its IO-Link enabled Inductive coupling product family to include bi-directional IO-Link communication; the inductive coupling solution enables transfer of...
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Scalable, distributed controls architecture for high I/O density applications.
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The newest member of Balluff’s line of capacitive sensors is the Advanced Smart Level, combining standard capacitive sensing technology and patented Smart Level technology, and...
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Balluff\'s network I/O Weldblocks are optimized for extremely noisy electrical environments, such as welding.
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The Balluff microbubble detection sensor is used in special cases where free-floating, microbubbles need to be detected within a tube.
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There are two main sensing applications for controlling delicate parts in feeder bowls: Accurate Bowl Level and Feed Track Detection.
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Balluff, Florence, KY has introduced a new family of network I/O blocks optimized for extremely noisy electrical environments, such as those created by welding.
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Power supplies are key components in automation but can easily be overlooked or last on the agenda.
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Balluff’s newest member is the Advanced Smart Level. This sensor combines standard capacitive sensing technology and the patented Smart Level technology enabling the ability to...
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Balluff is pleased to announce an entire new family of network I/O blocks optimized for extremely noisy electrical environments, such as welding.
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Balluff’s state-of-the-art, industry leading line of capacitive sensors newest member is the Advanced Smart Level.
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Balluff Inc., Florence, KY, has expanded its SmartLight line of LED tower lights, fully programmable multi-purpose lights that indicate the status of virtually any plant operation.
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Davis’ quote applies to many industries besides fluid power. There needs to be a push toward hands-on project-based learning across all fields.
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In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2015, Balluff opened its doors on Oct. 2 to more than 100 students and community members as part of an effort to change perceptions about...
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How to choose microprocessor-equipped sensors, monochrome sensors, contrast sensors and fast color sensors.
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Achieving smarter factories and reaching the goals set by the Industry 4.0 initiative can be helped by what CC-Link IE has to offer, as Control Engineering Europe editor-in-chief...
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Has there been an impact? We posed the question to a panel of industry veterans.
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What should we expect from presence sensing with the increase in collaborative robot applications—where humans and robots work in the same space?
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There are lots of products out there for sensing the stroke position of a hydraulic cylinder. How do I know which one to use? What’s the difference? Aren’t these the same thing?
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Made by Balluff Inc., the distributor is fieldbus independent and vendor neutral. It carries a digital signal over pin 4 of a standard cable and provides 24-volt power to a...
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Mechanical pressure gauges and switches still have their place in fluid power, but with more features and greater accuracy and life, transducers are being specified in a wide...
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Sensor provider Balluff Inc., Florence, Ky., has appointed Tony Canonaco as president effective immediately and as CEO effective Aug 1st.
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Optimize production, eliminate manual intervention and incorporate quality checks.
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Technology improvements create a valid alternative to hardwired connections.
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The increase in robotic integration may be due to affordability and easier programming, but sensors collect the information they need to be productive.
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Reducing the distance between I/O devices and the signals being monitored can eliminate the cost, inconvenience and possible error sources associated with long wire runs.
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Because accuracy and precision come at a price, you need to understand just how accurate and how precise a system needs to be.
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Balluff\'s push-pull variants of its Profinet IO-Link master modules are available with a fiber-optic cable or copper cable connection and an integrated display for information and...
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A new 48,000-sq.-ft. facility in Florence, KY, is now the home of the Balluff customer-support center, featuring green concepts and worker-friendly features such as collaborative...
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The TECHFIT workshop is designed for increasing students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and is offered at Purdue University and the College of...
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Let’s look at some new developments, and revisit some old ideas, for addressing the issues of increased productivity and protecting tooling in metalforming and fabrication.
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The BVS Universal Vision Sensor offers 360° part-position detection, defect finding, contour-based counting and matching, bar-code reading, and optical character verification...
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A new line of high-durability cables helps prevent downtime and replacement for washdown, temperature, and weld-slag situations.
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New liquid-based inclination sensors, for critical applications involving precise position control and continuous positioning of rotational movements, measure the deviation on a...
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The Wood-Mizer line of portable sawmills provides independent woodlot operators with a reliable, efficient means of converting logs into lumber at rates ranging from 100 to 800...
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