MDA Technologies 3/2016

About ifm electronic gmbh
Founded in 1969, ifm electronic gmbh has its headquarters in
Essen and develops, manufactures and distributes sensors,
controllers and systems for industrial automation worldwide.
Today the second-generation family-run company with about
5,500 employees in more than 70 countries is one of the
worldwide industry leaders and generated total sales
of € 720 million in the year 2015.
01 Developed by ifm electronics, the Smart Observer visualizes the
recorded measured values
02 ifm offers a wide range of IO link sensors for predictive
maintenance
that tops 150 million cycles, as well as electronic components that
enable processing of the collected data. Process signals are recorded
locally via I/O modules and transferred to the control. The combination
of AV and AES series is the hub that links actuator and sensor
signals. These can then be evaluated to recommend measures for
predictive maintenance — no additional components are required.
Michalkowski is certain that “IoT demands shared protocols and
interfaces across all levels and technologies. Data is exchanged via
real-time Ethernet. This requires cross-manufacturer approaches.”
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Cross-manufacturer cooperation
Aventics has expanded its cooperation with ifm electronic GmbH for
IoT applications. The pneumatics specialists want to pool their
knowledge with that of the manufacturer and supplier of sensors and
controls. The aim of the joint activities is to fully and reliably monitor
and analyze all data online, independent of the machine control, to
increase customer benefits. Thanks to direct communication of
sensor and pneumatic systems, machine status data, such as the
current energy consumption, can be monitored more effectively
than before and optimization measures can be introduced early on.
With this approach, both companies support the implementation
of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). According to the
new directive, all enterprises with 250 employees and more must
complete an energy audit by the end of 2016 and furnish proof of a
certified energy management system to ISO 50001 or environmental
management system to EMAS.
Photographs: Aventics, ifm electronic GmbH
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MDA Technologies 3/2016