The pneumatic & electric automation technology manufacturer, Fetso, has recently unveiled its new IP20 and IP65 rated automation platforms with the Internet of Things (IoT) gateways as well as a direct link to a cloud.
Fetso is already offering products and technologies suitable for Industry 4.0 such as integrated drive packages, modular valve terminals with OPC UA and IoT gateways, decentralised CODESYS controllers and autonomous mechatronic subsystems with IP20 or IP65. However the company believes the most exciting product for pneumatics is the Festo Motion Terminal. It is the first automation platform to be designed as a cyber-physical system, which is able to replace up to 50 individual pneumatic functions.
This CPX-E system is a high-performance system for factory automation and consists of individual function modules that can be used to create a modular, compact and very flexible system. Depending on the module combination, the system can be used as a purely remote I/O system or as a (centralised or decentralised) control system for factory or process automation. From a functional point of view, the CPX-E control units are designed as EtherCAT master controllers and motion controllers. A further special feature of the control units, in addition to the EtherCAT master interface, is an integrated PROFINET device or EtherNet/IP slave interface. This allows a decentralised control system to be very easily integrated into appropriate host systems. The OPC UA interface is available for Industry 4.0.
Pictured: The Fetso Motion Terminal
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