Packaging automation

Packaging automation is an ideal field of application for AS-Interface (ASi). This is because the advantages of our hassle-free wiring system come into their own here – e.g., in packaging machines, robots, palletizers, pallet stretchers, strapping machines and shrink-wrapping machines. The proven advantages of ASi include the ability to supply voltage and communication data on a single cable, as well as simple wiring thanks to piercing technology. This is complemented by a flexible topology and the transmission of safe and standard signals on the same cable.

Thanks to ASi-5 – the latest generation of AS-Interface – you now have maximum convenience and economy when integrating a wide variety of (smart) IO-Link devices, such as distance sensors or signal lights, which are becoming increasingly important in packaging automation. ASi-5/ASi-3 gateways with an integrated OPC UA interface also facilitate straightforward transfer of IIoT-relevant data to cloud-based databases. With our ASi-5 motor modules, you can also efficiently control 24 V and 48 V motorized rollers from suppliers such as Interroll, Itoh Denki and RULMECA and many others. As for frequency inverters, we offer solutions for SEW, NORD, Lenze, Rockwell and Bonfiglioli, for example.

Functional safety is also unproblematic with ASi. Safety components such as E-stop buttons, safety switches, door locks and light barriers, which are important in packaging automation, can be seamlessly integrated.