Why make things complicated and expensive when it can be done much more simply and quickly? This question is being asked more and more by decision-makers when it comes to planning new automation concepts or retrofitting existing ones – and they are turning to the future of automation: decentralized solutions.

With its unique Vario-X system, Murrelektronik has developed the holistic solution for this future – a solution that seamlessly and manufacturer-independently integrates all peripheral elements from the sensor to the cloud.

In doing so, Murrelektronik is making industrial automation as simple, seamless and cost-efficient as possible – and compatible with all major industrial protocols. This gives customers a solution that is open to future challenges or expansions and requires 30 percent less effort for electrical installation.

Automation systems are becoming ever more intelligent and powerful, but also more complex. This increases the probability of errors when installing and connecting machine components.

uKonn-X stands for “you connect anything” – and the name says it all: like a pilot, the digital system guides the user step by step through even complex installations or commissioning in an easy-to-understand way.

uKonn-X uses the available customer data and information to link the electrical circuit diagram with a virtual 2D or 3D model – and guides the user safely through it.

Just like a car navigation system or a smartphone, the app provides clear, visual instructions for each individual installation step – and, like a navigation system, it warns the user if they have taken a wrong turn, for example if they have accidentally selected the wrong installation location.

When it comes to power supply, signal and data management for the smart networking of camera technology, Murrelektronik is the ideal partner for machine builders and line builders in logistics.

The focus is on decentralized, pluggable modules such as switches, IO modules and power supplies for direct mounting, for example on the machine frame or in the rack, as well as on high-performance, ready-to-install cable and connector technology.

This simplifies installation and saves space because it makes control cabinets redundant.

Nothing happens in production without energy, because machines and systems need power – power that is reliable, easy to install and safe to operate. More and more often, plant designers are relying on MQ15 power connectors from Murrelektronik.

The highlight is the innovative quick-connection system, which reduces assembly time for new installations, service and maintenance by up to 80 percent. A quarter turn, an audible and perceptible “CLICK” as a sign of a successful connection – and the power is flowing.

The connection is dustproof and waterproof according to IP67, as well as shockproof and vibration-resistant, and thus fully suitable for industrial use.

Murrelektronik's IO-Link system is a universal installation system that is ideal for getting started with digitalization and also offers a future-proof IIoT concept. It easily integrates all types of signals.

Murrelektronik's broad product portfolio in this area has been further expanded and includes IO-Link masters, hubs, individual lights, buttons, command devices and signal towers.