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It started with an enquiry about a water flow meter. Now ifm Australia and Asset Aware IoT are looking at projects they can partner on in the long-term to provide real-life Industry of Things (IoT) solutions to customers. As specialists in their respective fields – ifm in sensor technology, IoT services and automation, and Asset … Continue reading Riding the wave of interoperability: Why a collaboration between ifm and Asset Aware IoT exemplifies the meaning of digital transformation →

The robust components IO-Link temperature sensor, plug-in power supply with interchangeable adapter, Ethernet and sensor cable ensure fast and user-friendly connection of the automation technology to the IT world. 4-port IO-Link master with IoT core and MQTT interface Start-up package for IoT applications for download IO-Link parameter setting software “LR DEVICE” on USB stick Including … Continue reading Starter kit 4-port IO-Link master with IoT core and MQTT interface →

ifm is introducing some very technically advanced and quite revolutionary products to ensure the safety and quality of your valuable food and beverage products during manufacture and clean-in-place (CIP). Glenn Thornton, national product and brand manager at ifm, explains. ifm has recently introduced new technology with a new approach to protecting your product with our … Continue reading Protecting the quality of your food and beverage production →

A company’s priorities may vary depending on where in Australia they are situated. Miri Schroeter speaks with automation specialist Bunbury Industrial Controls (BIC) about the importance of responding quickly to customer needs in a regional area. Bunbury Industrial Controls (BIC) is an automation company that mostly serves companies within Western Australia. It is about a … Continue reading Catering automation to businesses near and far →

At the Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair, seven leading suppliers from mechanical engineering, industrial automation and software have announced the foundation of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. With this cooperation, the companies want to overcome proprietary solutions and give a decisive boost to the digital transformation of the European industry. Founding members of the alliance … Continue reading Open Industry 4.0 Alliance launched at Hannover Messe →

In this installment of “Still Working”, Glen and Roly show how ifm temperature sensors handle being put through their paces.

Aditya Kunder (who goes by his shorter nickname Adi) is a mobile industry sales engineer at ifm – his expertise is in coming up with cost-effective solutions for customers. He loves the diversity of his role and working with customers to find ideal solutions for their business – tailored solutions that will make a difference … Continue reading Meet the ifm expert – Aditya Kunder →

ifm light towers offer not only first-class visibility, but modern RGB LED technology and a long life, according to the manufacturer. Different modes can be configured via I/O-Link or setting menu. The new light tower is also available as a standard version with binary inputs. Light towers are used for status indication, or as warning … Continue reading Light towers for signalling and indication →

Collecting the wealth of data created by sensors and actuators in factories is vital to working smarter, though we’re currently only harnessing maybe a 20th of what’s being produced. Jas Singh from ifm Efector shares some thoughts about using the rest.