Controllers & I/O
(38 companies)Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are industrial-hardened controllers that are designed for machine and line control. Input/output (I/O) refers to wiring accessories that enable communications between sensors, actuators and the controller. Includes related equipment such as cards for PLC, signal conditioners, etc.
ACE Controls Inc.
ACE Controls specializes in automation control, motion control, vibration control and safety products that are utilized in a wide range of applications in packaging and processing. Motion control solutions include industrial gas springs, hydraulic dampers, feed controls and rotary dampers. Automation control products such as miniature shock absorbers, profile dampers and damping pads manage motion sequences through devices such as cylinder position switches, air flow controllers and pressure sensors. Meanwhile vibration control products like vibration isolating pads and low frequency pneumatic leveling mounts reduce vibrations.
Autonics USA, Inc.
Autonics manufactures a wide range of sensors, controllers, and controls utilized across packaging, food and beverage, as well as medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries. Their products encompass I/O terminal blocks, safety products, light curtains, motion drives, networking components, switches, signals, software, and more. Autonics addresses the unique needs of the packaging industry by offering solutions such as vision sensors, color mark sensors, presence sensors, temperature controllers, and diverse corrosion-resistant products for applications ranging from bagging to labeling. Its diverse range of corrosion-resistant, durable products are used in food and beverage manufacturing, including raw ingredient processing, cleaning and sanitization, mass production, distribution, and more. Autonics controls are also used extensively to automate processes in the medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries.
Balluff, Inc
As a leading sensor and automation specialist, Balluff offers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative sensor, identification, network and software solutions to increase production and improve quality in hundreds of industries.
B&R Industrial Automation
In addition to motion controls and process controls, B&R offers a ready-made software solution that helps OEMs implement pick-and-place applications faster. Not only does the system control the robot itself, it also handles coordination with other axes, conveyor belts or tracks. mapp Pick&Place grants the user maximum freedom to solve the requirements of their process using any number of delta, articulated arm or SCARA robots. The software also allows developers to automatically optimize their process in different ways. They can choose whether the movement profiles should prioritize shortest pick duration, first in first out, or energy-optimized movement. B&R is a single-source supplier of controls and robotics. Robots from its parent company, ABB, are fully integrated in the B&R automation system.
Beckhoff Automation
Product range covers industrial PCs, embedded PCs, PLCs, PACs, motherboards, HMI hardware and software, industrial displays, stainless steel industrial displays, I/O, machine mounted I/O, stainless steel I/O, fieldbus components, industrial Ethernet, networking solutions, machine safety equipment, programmable safety, switches, servo motors, stainless steel servo motors, servo drives, stepper motors, stepper drives, DC drives, gearboxes, stainless steel gearboxes, linear transport systems, stainless steel linear transport systems, planar motor systems, automation software, machine learnings software, machine vision software, cables, connectors and accessories.
Bihl+Wiedemann, Inc.
Bihl+Wiedemann specializes in the field of automation and safety technology with AS-Interface (ASi). Its complete ASi product portfolio covers master/gateways, modules/slaves, safety components, bus couplers/master simulators as well as in-house developed software. ASi-5 is the latest innovation stage of ASi, a globally standardized fieldbus system for the first automation level. ASi connects sensors and actuators with a controller via a single two-core flat cable. The yellow ASi cable transmits power and data at the same time.The proven main benefits of ASi are, among others, dramatically less wiring, free choice of topology and cost-efficient integration of safety on the same infrastructure. In addition, compared to other fieldbus systems, ASi needs no connectors for data and power integration.
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Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Norgren is experienced in crafting customized pneumatic and fluid control solutions for packaging applications utilizing pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric technologies. Control products include actuators, drivers and controllers, drives, servo motors, stepper motors, switches, cylinders, and other industrial accessories. Norgren control products are used in palletizing, filling, bagging, blister tray packaging, material handling, cartoning, process equipment, and inspection and quality processes. Backed by global application engineering proficiency and a diverse product portfolio, which includes stainless-steel finishes tailored for hygiene-centric environments, Norgren’s fluid and motion control solutions "not only enhance regulatory compliance but also contribute to operational improvements," reports co.
Bosch Rexroth Corporation
Automation controls and components from Rexroth include hydraulics, gearboxes, I/O, industrial PCs and HMI, safety controls, drives, motors and gearboxes and cables for linear motion, assembly and tightening technology. Rexroth’s I/O modules have a robust design and mechanics, are easy to handle, have a fast reaction time and are quick to install – both in the control cabinet as well as in the field. Also featured from Rexroth is its ctrlX DRIVE line, marketed as the most compact modular drive system available, offering virtually unlimited options for users, sophisticated engineering tools, and high energy efficiency.
Delta Electronics Americas
PMMI member Delta Products supplies industrial automation technology products including: VFD, PLC, HMI, servo, motion control, network switches, remote I/O modules, temperature controllers, power meters, IIoT and Cloud solutions, and robotics. Delta's integrated platforms provide hardware and software architecture solutions designed for control scalability, code portability, and modular flexibility.
Delta Systems & Automation LLC
Delta Systems & Automation LLC supplies PC-controlled solutions to motion control. Delta Systems’ open-architecture system is compatible with most computer systems and networks and offers a choice of control platforms for flowrapping and other applications.
Descon Integrated Conveyor Solutions
Descon offers specialty controls for conveyors including centralized motor, distribution motor, integrated electrical wireway, plug and play cable systems as well as software and documentation systems. Descon’s automation experts in the Electrical Controls Team are knowledgeable with equipment interfacing, integration between machine centers and clean software code. Descon is a Certified UL Builder.
Emerson Discrete Automation
Staying competitive requires industrial plant operators to harness data in real time and then move that data from the floor to an on- or off-premise cloud where it can be analyzed to identify improvements. ASCO's comprehensive suite of hardware, control software, and edge technology streamlines communication between OT, IT, the edge and the cloud. Emerson is an automation partner for leaders and equipment providers in many industries. From on-the-floor computing to plant-wide SCADA, Emerson can help customers operate efficiently, safely, and profitably.
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Euchner-USA, Inc.
The product range offered by Euchner-USA, Inc. encompasses a wide array of safety products designed for industrial applications. These include multifunctional gate boxes, transponder-coded safety switches, electromechanical safety switches, safety relays, and control systems, among others. The company also specializes in light grids and offers a variety of products for different safety applications through its online store. Euchner-USA, Inc. is also a supplier of safety solutions for metal machining, automated packaging processes, and smart safety solutions tailored to meet individual customer requirements. These offerings are aimed at addressing the modern communication needs for machine and installation automation, ensuring compatibility with various fieldbus systems and communication protocols.
Festo Corporation
In the everyday factory environment, industrial automation technology is utilized for joining, rotating, gripping, positioning, connecting, holding, testing, and checking individual parts, modules, or complete products. Festo's industrial automation controls portfolio is designed to perform all of these tasks. Festo's main product groups include electric, pneumatic, and servo pneumatic actuators; pneumatic valves and valve manifolds; devices for compressed air treatment and vacuum technology; pneumatic grippers and industrial robots; servo motors and drives; sensors and image processing systems; controllers and software. Festo products are used across a broad spectrum of industrial segments, including food processing and industrial packaging.
JHFOSTER (formerly known as John Henry Foster)
J.H. Foster equips industrial facilities with controls, electrical components, pneumatic actuators and grippers and related equipment. Product line includes electric actuators, electrical control panels, gear boxes, PLC, HMI, servo reducers, servo and stepper drivers. Photoelectric sensors come in LED, laser and fiber optic configurations and are available in beam-break and beam-make versions with a variety of sensing models. Pneumatic actuators work together with grippers to clamp parts and tools in place as actuators work during automation processes in manufacturing, such as material transfer, pick and place and indexing. J.H. Foster also supplies vacuum cups and generators as well as assorted automation accessories and components for all pneumatic applications.
KEB America
KEB offers a full suite of automation products that are used by a wide variety of machine builders. This includes machine motion controllers, remote access and data analytics, HMIs, drives, and motors.
Lenord, Bauer & Co. Gmbh
i³SAAC is Lenord + Bauer’s Industry 4.0 tool. Standing for integrated, intelligent and interactive sensors as well as autonomous actuators and controllers, i³SAAC helps users seeking to harness Industry 4.0 using sensor- and actuator-based system intelligence. Leonard + Bauer’s robust speed, vibration and temperature sensors provide clients with reliable information about system status. This allows them to detect disruptions early and avoid unplanned outages. Use CombiCODER and record speed, temperature and acceleration in a pick-up encoder. Other products include the MiniCODER, claimed to be “the world's most frequently used speed sensors in high-speed spindles of machine tools,” designed for high measuring accuracy and compact design configurations. Leonard + Bauer also supplies controllers and rotary encoders.
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Lenze Americas
With over 75 years of corporate history and more than 4,000 employees in more than 45 countries, Lenze has developed into a globally leading automation company for mechanical engineering. Lenze Americas draws on its solution expertise as a systems provider of controllers, inverters, geared motors, motors, gear boxes and more. It develops with and for its customers high-quality mechatronic products, powerful systems consisting of hardware and software for successful automation and digitalization services in areas such as big data management, cloud and mobile solutions, as well as software to shape the Internet of Things (IoT).
Mini Motor SPA
Motors are used in a variety of packaging, packing, bottling, palletizing, stacking and wrapping operations where compact design, precise movement, and resistance are required at the right speed with easy programming. Motors can be flexibly programmed and customised to control speed and power with extreme accuracy. DR Series provides all-in-one products: an integrated drive, which allows controlling speed and torque, and an integrated connectivity module, supporting the most common field-buses: CanOpen, Modbus, Ethercat, Ethernet/IP, Profinet e Powerlink.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
The Mitsubishi Electric product range encompasses a comprehensive suite of industrial automation solutions and software. Featured products highlighted on Mitsubishi Electric’s online product catalog include programmable controllers, motion controllers, and computerized numerical controllers (CNCs). Mitsubishi Electric also offers a comprehensive line of drive products and solutions such as AC servos and inverters, visualization products like Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs), SCADA and 3D simulators, and more. Other products highlighted in the Mitsubishi Electric catalog online are low-voltage circuit breakers, contactors, motor starters as well as power monitoring products, power management meters, energy saving supporting devices, and more.
Murrelektronik Inc.
Murrelektronik’s I/O systems connect actuators and sensors of a system to the control to help the food and beverage industry meet the requirements governing hygiene, cleanliness and corrosion protection. Featured I/O systems include the MVK Pro and IMPACT67 Pro compact IO-Link master modules with eight multifunctional master ports. These IP67 rated fieldbus modules can replace complexly wired and expensive terminal boxes are an important component in decentralized installations.
Nexthermal Corporation
Nexthermal supplies industrial thermal controllers that are equipped with an IP-66/NEMA 4X-rated enclosure. Specialist in designing efficient heaters and heating elements that maximize the capability of customer machines and applications, Nexthermal has created its own single zone controller. Temperature controller features advanced PID with RS-485 input with output to USB, an easy plug-and-play design for quick installation, a white PV display with LCD screen for improved visibility and a universal input which supports most standard TC/RTD/linear outputs. In addition, Nexthermal’s product line of temperature sensors help manufacturers monitor the temperature of equipment in order to prevent problems such as overheating or inadequate cooling. The food and beverage industry also use temperature sensors extensively to monitor and maintain the required temperatures for its products.
Omron Automation Americas
Omron Industrial Automation supplies an extensive range of controls, software and automation components including PLC and MAC controllers, machine safety solutions, motion controls, motors, sensors, networking solutions, remote IO, IPC, and HMI technology. Highlighted control systems from Omron include its line of machine controllers, which offer synchronous control of all machine devices and advanced functionality such as motion, robotics and database connectivity. The fully integrated Sysmac automation platform is a multidisciplinary concept that allows users to simplify solution architecture, reduce programming and optimize productivity while harnessing complete control and management in the automation plant.
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Pilz Automation Safety LP
Pilz products and systems are utilized globally by plants and OEMs in equipment for the packaging, food and beverage processing, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and bio-pharmaceutical industries. Pilz calls itself "automation specialists committed to safety." Sensor technologies include safety switches for monitoring positions and guards, optical sensors such as light curtains, and camera systems for monitoring areas and zones. Controllers and I/O systems from Pilz provide quick, easy, and reliable solutions for safety and automation tasks. Pilz's operation and monitoring products encompass simple E-STOP pushbuttons, control devices, stationary operator terminals, as well as general-purpose devices for demanding applications. PNOZ safety relays have been employed millions of times for safety applications, controlling, and monitoring facilities and machinery. Pilz's servo drive technology is designed for safe, energy-efficient solutions for automating machines, from operation via the controller through to the movement of highly dynamic drives. Pilz also supplies software, configurable small controllers, service robotics modules, and network systems.
Red Lion Controls
Red Lion is focused on helping customers access, connect, and visualize their industrial data through global manufacturing and support facilities serving customers in factory automation and other industry segments. By providing scalable solutions for cloud connectivity, edge intelligence, and asset management, industrial Ethernet switches, and industry-leading panel meters and operator panels, Red Lion makes it easy for companies to gain real-time data visibility that drives productivity. Red Lion's online product catalog features controllers and data acquisition tools, a secure remote access platform, remote access routers, sensors, signal conditioners, routers, Ethernet tools, serial converters, HMI operator panels and panel meters, large LED displays, visual management tools, and many other controls and related products.
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Regal Rexnord Corporation
Regal Rexnord’s LEESON® brand product line spans thousands of AC motors, DC motors, gearmotors, and variable speed solutions. From electric motors for OEM applications to a single replacement motor, count on the LEESON brand to deliver solutions that last. Since the brand’s inception in 1939, LEESON has become a notable brand within the motor market, presenting countless commercial and industrial applications. Over the years the LEESON brand has added new products to its portfolios such as the eco Ag® Motor, Extreme Duck® Ultra Motor, and more solutions that continue to make names for themselves in their industries. Leeson’s DC DC drives are used with SCR rated motors. Models range from sub-FHP through 3 HP. NEMA® 1, NEMA 4/12 and NEMA 4X enclosures available. Leeson’s AC controls and drives include sensor-less vector drives with “big drive” features and ultra-compact size. Regal Rexnord’s Leeson brand also supplies AC inverters and adjustable speed drive accessories including DIN rail-mounting kits, electronic programming units, SM4 speed potentiometer, remote keypads and other accessory parts.
Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation’s flagship Allen-Bradley® and Rockwell Software® product brands offer a vast array of automation, manufacturing, safety products, automation systems and drives. Featured hardware includes the 450L GuardShield™ PAC Safety Light Curtains to protect personnel from hazardous machinery that use whole-body detection and are typically positioned around an area or in front of a machine process entry or exit area. Model 42EA RightSight™ S18 and 42EF RightSight M18 photoelectric sensors feature a wide range of sensing modes and are ideal for general purpose and cost-sensitive applications in material handling, packaging and other industries. The Allen‑Bradley ASEM™ 6300 is a complete portfolio of open architecture industrial PCs, thin clients and monitors used in food and beverage and other facilities that require a high-performance Human Machine Interface (HMI) solution for industrial environments. Portfolio integrates completely with Rockwell’s FactoryTalk® View SE and FactoryTalk View ME software, allowing for seamless assimilation within the facility.
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric specializes in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Schneider’s catalog includes motion controllers, drives, motors, and robotics, featuring the Altivar Machine ATV340, an innovative variable speed drive for smart machines in high-performance material handling solutions. Other industrial controls and automation products include limit switches; measurement and instrumentation devices; PLC, PAC and dedicated controllers; power supplies and transformers; enclosures; HMI terminals and industrial PCs; process control and safety devices; soft starters and more.
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SEW Eurodrive, Inc.
SEW Eurodrive provides a wide range of control solutions for the beverage industry. Online product catalog features a vast number of control and drive products, such as gear motors, servo drives, controller hardware and software and much more. Modular drive components, predefined solutions in the MAXOLUTION® drive packages, and customized MAXOLUTION® system solutions, are designed for the beverage industry. To meet the dynamics, precision, continuity requirements required of packaging machines in the food and consumer goods industry, SEW Eurodrive engineers drives and controls that resolve repetitive tasks such as filling, closing, palletizing, and transporting.
SMAC-MCA
SMAC offers motors, controllers and I/O, and actuators, with special designs for packaging equipment OEMs and end users in mind. Programmable linear actuators are used for such applications as ejecting, diverting and multi-lane sorting; capping; sealing, cutting and labeling; cutting; dosing; and leak testing. With a lower price due to 30% fewer parts and cylindrical form, these actuators fit applications where air cylinders can't provide the speed, reliability, controllability, and longevity necessary to meet customers’ productivity goals, changeover needs, and cost reduction requirements. SMAC also offers a wide range of motors, controllers, and related controls.
Superior Product Handling Solutions, Inc.
Company’s Factrac product line offers easy-to-implement and economical production and operations IIot counters, timers, OEE, customizable metric monitors, displays, data collection, dashboards, real-time production event notifications, and real-time viewing of production operations status from the floor, at a desk, or remotely by phone or tablet.
Tessera Group Inc.
Penmar Automation, a part of the Tessera Group, specializes in the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of various types of control panels, consistently exceeding customer expectations. With a legacy spanning over three decades, it has been at the forefront of engineering and design, delivering customized solutions in system controls for a diverse array of equipment. Whether it's a one-off panel or multiple panels, Penmar Automation can tailor its services to meet the unique needs of clients. Capabilities extend to building control panels of any size to the highest standards, utilizing materials certified by CSA and UL. All control panels undergo electrical inspection before leaving the facility, ensuring compliance with local regulations and securing approval. The range of control panels includes PLC control panels, remote I/O panels, HMI control panels, relay panels, motor controls, robot interface control panels, start/stop stations/push-button enclosures, termination junction boxes, variable Frequency, DC and AC drive panels. Additionally, Penmar Automation is equipped to handle service calls related to fault diagnosis and breakdown resolution, providing comprehensive support.
TM Process & Controls, Inc.
TM Process & Controls offers services including controls and integration design, network and server design, cybersecurity, panel upgrades, PLC upgrades, automation solutions, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
TURCK, Inc.
Turck supplies multiprotocol I/O modules that automatically detect three Ethernet networks used in food and beverage processing and packaging applications. Fieldbus stations, which should survive the aggressive cleaning operations on food packaging machines, must be mechanically robust, chemically resistant and totally waterproof. The fully sealed series TBEN-L with protection class IP69K meets all of these requirements and can be connected to different Ethernet fieldbus systems via Turck's multiprotocol technology.
Vorne Industries
XL is a standalone device designed to connect to sensors and scanners in a network for real-time production monitoring of virtually any industrial process. XL includes I/O to communicate with processes, a scoreboard for operators, and built-in reporting for managers. Designed to seamlessly scale from machine to enterprise, XL offers additional benefits including: no software to install, no servers to maintain and no recurring fees.
Wago Corporation
WAGO’s automation technology is versatile and is designed to offers open standards and simplify the production process. WAGO's extensive portfolio of automation technology controls and tools include software, HMI devices and control technology. WAGO is also sought after for its fieldbus-independent I/O systems, switches, and sensor/actuator boxes.
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Weidmuller, USA
Weidmuller supplies a full catalog of automation and software controls and tools including: PLC controls for small, large, and networked control applications; industrial PCs; I/O systems; industrial Ethernet solutions; touch panels for intuitive visualization and operation of HMI applications; engineering software; measuring and monitoring systems; u-link remote access service; automated machine learning models; and more. Weidmüller’s Industrial IoT sensors enable recording crucial data on mechanical and electrical variables from both existing and new equipment. Data acquisition is seamlessly integrated into an end-to-end system solution, aligning with Weidmüller's u-sense product family as a component of their comprehensive and interoperable Industrial IoT solution portfolio.
Wipotec
User-friendly software components from WIPOTEC-OCS include Comscale4, a flexible, web-based, customizable quality data management system that can connect any number of checkweighers and other inspection machines (x-ray scanner, metal detectors) to separate selectable sites. Comscale4 provides an overview of the entire production line in real time, allowing users to retrieve all available data, generate statistics, take important actions, and share data with partners throughout the enterprise. In addition, WIPOTEC-OCS offers serialization and aggregation solutions, marketed through the TQS (Traceable Quality System) brand, to meet the track-and-trace needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers in numerous existing and emerging global serialization applications.
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