When paired with devices like the SM magmeter, IO-Link technology ensures efficient flow metering applications for conductive media. This combination increases efficiency, reliability, and cost savings for industrial applications ranging from breweries to welding.
IO-Link and SM magmeters
From monitoring cooling water supply lines to ensuring the quality of brewed beverages, integrating IO-Link with ifm's line of magmeters integration ensures efficient flow metering applications for conductive media, maximizing machine uptime, and ensuring top-notch product quality.
Combining IO-Link with SM magmeter technology provides:
- Flow rate, flow volume and temperature over a single wire
- Flow rate up to 20% above the stated measuring range
- No accuracy losses from digital to analog conversion
- High measurement resolution without scaling
- On-the-fly recipe changes and device adjustment
- Current device status
- Internal memory for flow rate, flow volume and temperature
- Automatic device replacement
More IO-Link benefits
IO-Link and water flow meters or magmeters benefit industries with:
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True digital communication
- IO-Link delivers a pure digital signal, providing a major improvement over traditional analog systems. With real-time communication, IO-Link offers more accurate and dependable signals, thanks to its robust point-to-point communication protocol.
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Multi-value transmission through one connection
- Traditionally, the more sensors you had, the more complex and expensive the wiring became. IO-Link revolutionizes this by transmitting multiple sensor values over one connection. This means that state-of-the-art sensors, like ifm's flow sensors, can concurrently transmit multiple values, such as flow rate, total flow volume, and temperature measurements, to the controller, all via a single wire.
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Cost reduction
- IO-Link eliminates the need for analog input cards, trimming down the control cabinets' size. This results in significant decrease in both installation and maintenance costs. IO-Link's integrates seamlessly into existing architectures, avoiding expensive replacements and modifications.
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Reduced downtime
- IO-Link’s masters are designed to remember all parameters of their connected devices. This results in the ability to easily replace sensors with standardized connectors and automatic device identification. Automatic recognition of sensor type, configuration, and communication parameters makes installations straightforward and efficient.
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Enhanced machine uptime with remote parameterization
- The remote parameterization feature of IO-Link offers real-time adaptability with minimal downtime. Engineers don't need to halt operations to manually adjust sensor parameters. IO-Link allows for remote modification of sensor settings to optimize performance, ensuring that machines operate at peak efficiency without interruptions.
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Superior product quality
- IO-Link’s predictive information feature allows sensors to enhance product quality significantly. Its instrument verification processes backed by a 100% digital communication system ensures reliability and accuracy, maintaining product standards.