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Weidmllerhasasimplesolutiontotheproblemofcomplexsignalconnectionsin
modularproductionsystemswithmultipleprotectionclasses:theflexible,integrated
combinationofIP20andIP67inuremote.

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Upliftingsolutions
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ofenergy
Massivelyflexiblewithease
Customisedenergymonitoring
fromasinglesource
Uniquelysimpleandclear
Contactlesspowertransmission
isopeningupnewautomation
prospects
Safeinteractionbetweenman
andmachine
Optimisingenergyconsumption
inproductionprocesses
Automationsolutionsthefastand
spacesavingway
Insafehandsthroughoutthe
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Controlsystemsmoreefficiently
Completecontrolwithsafety!
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Justlikeakeyboardwaitingtobeplayed,thecentraluremotestationandupto15subbusmodulesarearranged
nexttooneanotherinthewebserverview.Allconnectionsareclearlyshown,makingiteasiertotargeteach
individualmodule.ThisintegratedpresentationismadepossiblethankstotheconnectionofIP20andIP67
worldswithinasingleI/Osystem.Theproductsthatformthebasisofthissolutionaretheuremotegateway
moduleandthenewsubbusmodulesinIP67.Thelatterarecharacterisedbytheireaseofusewhenevermoving
partsareinvolved,suchasinthematerialshandlingindustry,thefoodprocessingindustryorthefieldof
automotiveconstruction.
Awiderangeoffunctionsinthefieldmadeeasy
Ifyouveeverdoneexercisesusingdumbbells,youllknowjusthowheavyyourarmscangetevenafterashort
periodoftime.Thegreatertheweightwelift,themoreenergyittakestoperformtheexercise.Exactlythesame
istrueforindustrialrobots,whosearmsandjointsareultimatelymodelledonthoseofhumans,saysSascha
Lambauer,ProductManagerforRemoteI/O,bywayofanalogy.Inordertokeepenergyconsumptionlevels
down,weneedtokeeparobotsmovingmasstoaminimum,whichwillinturnleadtoincreasedprecision,
performanceandavailability.Wehavethereforedesignedoursubbusmodulestobeparticularlylightweight.At
just153grams,theyweighalotlessthancastmetalmodules,forexample,whilestillofferingallofthefunctions
requiredinthefield.

Secureenergyrightuptothe
mostremotedrive

TheslimlineI/Omodulesofferanextensiverangeof
digitalandanalogueinputsandoutputsaswellas
countermodules,RTDmodulesandevenTCmodules,
makingitpossibleforalargenumberoffunctionstobe
transferredtothefieldandensuringanoticeable
reductionintheamountofinstallationspacerequired
inthecontrolcabinet.Userscanpositionupto15
subbusmodulesoveradistanceof50metres.Thanks
totheirabilitytobeassembledintwodifferent
orientationsandtheirlowweight,themodulescan
easilybesetupinthevicinityofmovingsystemparts,
suchasroboticarms.

Connectionefficiencymeets
designfreedom

Simplifiedsystemconfiguration

Permanentlysuppliedall
purpose,yetentirelyasneeded
Brightfutureforplantefficiency
Simpletestingaccordingto
standards
Reliablesignaltransmissionin
sensitiveprocesses

Safeenergyinautomation
"Uniquelyflexiblesystemdesign"
Crimpingwithaspringeffect
Energyconsumptionunder
control

uremoteallowsIP67I/Omodulestobeconnecteddirectlytothe
Anotherparticularbenefitliesinthefactthatupto120
IP20I/Osystem
recordedsignalsfromthefieldcanbeconnectedover
awidthofjust11.5mminthecentralcontrolcabinet.Thekeytothisisthenewuremotegatewaymodule.The
directconnectionoftheIP67I/OstotheIP20systemmeansthattheautomationsolutioncanbeusedwithan
extremelywiderangeofdifferentfieldbuses.WhenchangingtheIP20coupler,theIP67connectionis
automaticallymigratedtothenewfieldbus,renderingadditionalIP67fieldbusgatewayssuperfluous.

Tacklepowersupply
economically
SeriesonPermanentlysupplied

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Whatsmore,usersalsobenefitfromtheconsistencyoftheinformationandtheexpandedengineeringand
diagnosticoptionsavailablefromtheuremotesystem.WhenevertheI/Osystemisstartedup,oursubbus
modulessignindirectlytotheuremotegatewaymodulebymeansofautomaticaddressallocation.Its
compatibilitywiththeuremotewebservermakesitpossibleforuserstoperformsimulationsandsystem
diagnosticsevenwithoutacontrolconnection,andtoforceinputsandoutputs,saysLambaueraboutthe
benefits.Thissignificantlyreducesthenecessarystartuptime.
Configuremachineautomationquicklyandconveniently
Withwebserver2.0,uremoteallowsforparticularlyquick,simpleandcostsavingsystemparameterisation
beforetheplanthasevenbeenstartedup
Withuremote,powerfulsoftwareforstartup,status
monitoringanderrordiagnosisisalreadyintegratedin
thesystem.Thesoftwareisaccessedviatheweb
serverinstalledonthefieldbuscoupler,makingit
accessibleviaanystandardInternetbrowser.TheI/O
stationcanbeparameterisedbeforeacontrolunitis
evenconnected,andstatusinformationanddiagnostic
andprocessdatacaneasilybeaccessedonthe
station.Settingscanalsobedirectlychanged,tested
andstoredforsubsequentseriesinstallations.Allinall,
thisensuresnoticeablyeasierautomationandquicker
startup.
Withwebserver2.0,uremoteallowsforparticularlyquick,simple
andcostsavingsystemparameterisation

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