Avril 01, 2009
The expansion of the Murrelektronik Impact 67 product line means many benefits with small costs. Impact67 is the perfect fieldbus solution for applications that require cost-effective basic functionality. So far, only Profibus users could benefit from this; in future it will also be available for users of CanOpen, DeviceNet, EtherCat, and (from the third quarter of 2009) EtherNet/IP.
There is an ongoing trend to remove confusing clusters of input and output connectors from control cabinets. This is where Murrelektronik comes in: it has always been a pioneer in the field of decentralization. Some good examples are the modular and flexible Cube67 system or the robust MVK Metal distribution box. These are components that sell themselves with detailed diagnostic options and multifunctional ports and they also reduce installation efforts and costs.
Murrelektronik provides the right solution for applications that need to meet basic machine installation requirements without having any special demands. Impact67 is the module for very economic decentralization. These fieldbus modules provide cost effective basic functionality with pluggable connections, diagnostic options, and IP67 tested seals.
This makes Impact67 the perfect choice for an electrical engineer whose objective is minimizing costs while maintaining digital inputs and outputs under ordinary environmental conditions. Many applications are possible: in the plant engineering field (logistics, waste treatment, palletizing), in the non-cutting metal industry (sheet metal working, robotics, wood processing), and in the transfer and materials-handling industry.
So far only users of Profibus technology could benefit from Impact67. From now on these modules are also available for EtherCat, CanOpen, DeviceNet, and EtherNet/IP. Even more fieldbus users can benefit from the advantages provided by its cost-effective, basic functionality.