Increasing globalization causes a steady rising of stress of competition
and intensifies the cost pressure. This makes a direct impact on required
productivity and therewith on the accepted expenditure of time concerning
commissioning, standstill and maintenance.
This can only be minimized if intelligent sensors and actors are integrated
in a continuous communication system – without loosing the advantages
of a cost-efficient point-to-point-connection.
Answer to this problem: IO-Link
