Equipment suppliers highlight containers and plant instrumentation
COMPATIBLE CONTROLS
Festo’s CPX-AP-I decentralized I/O enables expanded control and diagnostic capabilities to be added quickly and cost-effectively to dairy packaging machines and long-length conveying systems without the expense and time associated with extensive wiring and installing control cabinets. This new Ethernet-based system consists of intelligent bus nodes that are rated IP65/IP67 for versatility in mounting outside of a control panel, the company says. Additionally, CPX-AP-I bus nodes are compatible with all major control systems and increase the performance of pneumatic systems since valves are closer to actuators. Connection to IO-Link-enabled intelligent sensors is fast and simple.