In modern smart factories, stable operations and reduced downtime are key to competitiveness. Balluff’s IO-Link Smart Sensor Network offers a flexible, efficient solution that integrates advanced IO-Link sensors with traditional Digital (DIO) and Analog (AIO) signals, creating a unified industrial network.

Key advantages:

Predictive maintenance: Compact condition monitoring sensors track vibration, temperature, pressure, and more in real time, enabling early fault detection and proactive maintenance.

Legacy integration: IO-Link masters seamlessly connect existing DIO and AIO devices, protecting investments and eliminating data silos.

Cost and time savings: Standardized interfaces simplify wiring and maintenance; automatic parameter download reduces manual work and downtime.

Flexible networking: Reliable performance in harsh environments ensures efficient, adaptable automation.

Balluff IO-Link is a core enabler of smart automation and predictive maintenance.

Our high-quality reliable sensors and systems with a variety of effective principles open wide-ranging

applications. Balluff solutions have proven its ability in level detection in many different industries, including pharmaceuticals, the food and beverage industry, semiconductor technology, hydraulic systems as well as machine tools.

Our broad product range means we have a solution for virtually any requirement you have.

All our capacitive level sensors, whether designed for contact or non-contact applications, are equipped with our patented Smart Level technology. This advanced feature allows the sensors to compensate for moisture, foam, and adhesion of any kind, ensuring their effectiveness even through glass and plastic barriers up to 10mm thick. This makes the sensors ideal as fill level sensors for conductive media.

Special features of our capacitive level sensors

• Capacitive level measurement of plastic granulates, grain, feed and wood pellets, oils, aqueous liquids, acids, alkalis, conductive powder, bulk solids, etc.
• Large selection of configurations and housing materials as well as cost-effective versions
• Easy adjustment and setup, also via IO-Link
• Patented Smart Level technology compensates for adhesion, moisture, and foam

SWIR Imaging for Semiconductor Glass Substrates

See the Invisible. Improve Every Yield.

Conventional cameras miss what matters inside glass.
Balluff SWIR technology reveals hidden structures and detects critical defects with clarity.

• Penetrates glass and packaging layers
• Detects cracks, bubbles, and contamination
• Delivers high contrast even in challenging conditions
• Enhances inspection accuracy and automation stability

Key Applications

• Glass substrate inspection
• Underfill & material analysis
• Micro-crack detection
• Alignment verification
• Hidden structure inspection

Why Balluff SWIR?

• High-sensitivity InGaAs (900–1700 nm)
• Real-time, high-speed inspection (AOI/Inline)
• 24/7 industrial reliability
• Easy integration (GigE / USB3)
• Global support with local expertise

Your Benefits

• Higher yield
• Lower rework cost
• Stable processes
• Ready for advanced packaging

Photoelectric sensors check presence, shape, colour, distance, and thickness - optimised for robotics, automation, assembly, and handling. We offer every light type, whether red light, infrared, blue light or laser technology, in different ranges. With and without background suppression. Various designs – also in mini slim version minislot version. General and fiber Optic) – ensure a wide variety of possible applications.

KNX is increasingly becoming the worldwide standard in home and building automation. With KNX products from Theben, you can control indoor climate, lighting and blinds, among other things, automatically and highly efficiently - in functional and commercial buildings and in private homes. KNX systems transform a building into a Smart Home or Smart Building. Whether presence detector, actuator, weather station, actuator or CO2 sensor: KNX components ensure that energy can be used more efficiently and that people's living comfort can be improved. KNX also builds bridges, for example into the world of DALI lighting control.

• Programmable via programming device with touch display.
• Freely selectable resolution up to 999 999 ppr independent of the magnetic ring diameter.

Influences due to individual installation and temperature differences during operation are automatically compensated in the sensor head.

It is the ideal solution for accurate, reliable and stable dosing applications.

World’s Smallest of Its Kind. 24.2 mm in length only.

The FL 10 can operate for more than 10,000 hours and is waterproof and dust proofed by IP 65 to handle the most demanding work.

With EL.NET we provide the tools you need to master Industry 4.0 processes. EL.NET will optimize your entire production process on the basis of a digital, network-capable, IoT-capable, and web-based system architecture. The system can be adapted without any problems to your current production processes and to your future production setup.

The E+L program ELTENS is used to log and assess the measurements from up to 8 web tension sensors. These web tension sensors form part of independently operating systems that are connected together via Profinet Or Ether net IP. Actual measurements or measurements from a file can be displayed graphically. Different sections of the data can be viewed and the scaling changed.

Function
Based on ultrasound technology, the basis weight of a running web is accurately determined online and contactlessly. The detection of the basis weight is performed either with the aid of a traversing sensor head or, alternatively, with fixed sensor heads across the entire width of the web for 100% profile measurement. In addition, the thickness can also be calculated by entering the material-specific density.

Area of use
ELTIM basis weight measurement systems are used predominantly in flat extrusion and coating systems.

Application
A basis weight measurement system is normally installed after a process for quality control. In coating systems, in order to calculate the correct material application, it is necessary to measure both the substrate before the process and the coated product after the process.

Precision in every shape and size

Do you need tailor-made pinions and racks for a special application in your industry? We would be happy to hear from you! Besides the wide selection of designs and qualities in our portfolio, we can also produce solutions to our customers' specifications at any time upon request.

Precise ratios for more flow and power

Whether it is angular drives or large torques: with our wide range of solutions for angle gearboxes, planetary gearboxes and drive units, we offer you maximum flexibility in your choice of power transmission. They are available in various sizes and can be combined in many different ways.

Furthermore, all Güdel units are also very suitable for use with other components to create dynamic power chains. We recommend our perfectly matched function packages for this – consisting of gears, racks and pinions.

3D Machine Vision is considered to be the future of Robot Vision. The integration of 3D data makes it possible to precisely capture and interpret the environment, enabling tasks in robot technology to be solved more efficiently. This applies both to demanding assembly processes, such as gluing or welding, and to the notoriously tricky process of "bin picking". With the Ensenso 3D cameras and the Nion ToF camera, IDS offers powerful camera systems for 3D imaging – with a focus on precision, cost-effectiveness and easy integration.

• Robust Performance: Reliably detects fast movements with high resolution in extreme environments like welding, steel rolling, and die casting.
• Extreme Temperature Resistance: Supports ambient temperatures up to 200°C for sensors and 105°C for controllers, minimizing thermal interference and ensuring long-term accuracy.
• Seamless Integration: Features a compact design with flexible digital/analog interfaces for long-distance signal transmission, making it ideal for direct machine integration.

The EC-Master communication protocol stack is a meticulously designed and optimized protocol stack product that facilitates customers in developing EtherCAT master controllers, supporting operation on various embedded or non-embedded (reak-time) Oses. Currently implemented operating systems include Linux, VxWorks, QNX, RTX, Intime, Integrity, Xenomai, On Time RTOS-32, RTEMS, FreeRTOS, eCos, TI- RTOS, T-Kernel, and other Oses.

The emotes CANopen protocol is a standard CANopen software configuration development kit that conforms to all communication services specified in the CANopen document CiA 301. It is written in ANSI-C, and the client provides the source code. This may include updated services to ensure compliance with the latest CiA CANopen protocol and to pass CANopen conformance tests.

NetStaX™ development kits and tools offer proven solutions for embedded connectivity. Our flexible tools do the heavy lifting to help you confidently get your products to market faster. Easily test and verify protocol functionality and conformance with NetStaX™.

HALCON is a powerful standard machine vision software with HDevelop, which is widely used in the world. It can shorten the software development cycle and save the development cost. It shortens the software development cycle and saves development costs. HALCON's flexible architecture facilitates the rapid development of a wide range of machine vision applications, and has accumulated a wide range of application cases in various industries. Whether it is automated picking and sorting in agriculture and food, 3D vision in automotive and robot arm, quality inspection and identification in logistics and packaging, or surface inspection and defect detection in electronics and semiconductors, HALCON meets the needs of efficient production and quality control, and provides the most advanced and comprehensive 3D vision and deep learning algorithms.

MERLIC is an all-in-one software for quickly building machine vision applications without programming. It combines MVTec's extensive expertise with ease of use, providing reliable and fast performance. Its intuitive interface, easyTouch, ensures efficient workflows, saving time and cost. MERLIC's flexible licensing allows tailored packages to fit specific applications.

Key features include 3D vision, alignment, checking, code reading, counting, deep learning, defect detection, measuring, and OCR. MERLIC supports x64 Windows 10 and later, common AI accelerators, and customizable porting. It offers comprehensive image acquisition, communication interfaces, and visualization tools, making it ideal for industries like factory automation, pharma, intralogistics, and semiconductors.

The easy way into deep learning with MVTec software begins with labeling training data, a crucial step for any deep learning application. The quality of this labeled data significantly influences the application's performance, accuracy, and robustness. With the Deep Learning Tool, you can easily label your data using an intuitive user interface – no programming knowledge required. This data can be seamlessly integrated into HALCON and MERLIC to perform deep-learning-based tasks such as object detection, classification, semantic and instance segmentation, anomaly detection, and Deep OCR. The Deep Learning Tool provides a fast path to a complete deep learning solution, an intuitive user interface, active support for optimizing trained networks, easy integration into the MVTec portfolio, and full control over your data. This comprehensive approach ensures you have all the tools necessary for a successful deep learning application.

Use the feed-through terminal blocks, multi-level terminal blocks, and multi-conductor terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact for space-saving connection of two or more conductors in just one terminal block. The terminal blocks are characterized by their flexible bridge ability and optimum marking options.

For efficient operation, you need reliable supply solutions consisting of surge protection, power supply, device protection, and energy monitoring with the corresponding measurement technology. Choose us as a partner who provides you with everything from a single source, from selection to installation right through to operation. With the extensive Phoenix Contact portfolio, you not only ensure very high system availability, but also efficient and sustainable system operation. To avoid unplanned system failures and downtimes.

Industrial connectors from the HEAVYCON COMPLETE series protect your interfaces and ensure the reliable transmission of power, data, and signals even under particularly harsh conditions. Whether made of metal or fiberglass-reinforced plastic – the housings are resistant to dirt, water, vibrations, and high mechanical stresses. The plastic versions offer maximum reliability in a lightweight design and at low storage costs.

Spot scan for thicknesses, topography and lateral/vertical alignment

Precitec's Flying Spot Scanner (FSS) enables high-speed OCT imaging for thickness and topography, and is combinable with various CHRocodile 2 IT sensors to create a smart inspection system. The FSS features pioneering one-of-its-kind technology enabling high-speed non-contact area inspection for inline and offline quality assurance and 3D measurement on a wide range of materials and surfaces.

Advantages
**Replaces X-Y motion system
For high-speed area inspections in offline and inline quality control processes the Precitec Flying Spot Scanner replaces an entire measuring system – there are no additional linear X-Y axes required. The mechanical linear movement of the X-Y axes is replaced by an optical measurement guided via a sophisticated optical system.

**Set up your own scanning path for any kind of material
Only the relevant areas are scanned, and the scan shapes and filters are freely definable. The non-contact 3D imaging system enables measurements on reflecting surfaces – even through protective foil. The telecentric imaging minimizes measurement errors due to angles, because light angle stays constant within the scan area. This also reduces shadowing.

**Saves time and money
The Precitec Flying Spot Scanner's outstanding scanning speed, in combination with the CHRocodile 2 IT's fast measuring rate of 70 kHz, enable in-line use with short inspection cycles and cuts the cost of offline and inline quality controls.

The chromatic confocal line sensor CHRocodile CLS 2 is the ideal tool for precise 3D inline quality control in harsh industrial environments. It is highly suitable for applications in consumer electronics and semiconductor industries, such as inspecting the topography of smartphone housings or conductor chips, as well as measuring and inspecting micro bumps or detecting die cracks.

The Laser Welding Monitor (LWM) detects processirregularities in a fully automated production environment and is the tool of choice, to meet your quality requirements. Every single laser weld is monitored evaluated and documented to ensure 100% traceability and transparency in series production.

DETECTION OF TYPICAL WELDING DEFECTS:For example:

• Change of laser power and focus position

• Gap between upper and lower sheet

• Spatter and pores created during the laser process

• Contaminated components

The LWM can be adapted to almost any customer application, facility and infrastructure. The sensor‘s high dynamic range enables monitoring from high power welding applications to micro welding applications - at the push of a button using the same hardware. It captures data fromany type of process, whether it‘s deep penetration or heat conduction welding applications, welding with or without keyhole, or a combination of both CW or pulse laser are available as modes.In addition, the LWM 4.0 sensor is available for infrared, green or blue laser sources. The photodiodes are adapted to the laser source.

The lightweight ZEISS T-SCAN hawk 2 with GOM Inspect

The ZEISS METROTOM is an industrial computed tomography system for measuring and inspecting complete components made of plastic or light metal. With traditional measuring technology, hidden structures can only be inspected after the time- and cost-consuming process of destroying the component layer-by-layer.

With ZEISS METROTOM computed tomography system, numerous component characteristics are scanned in one run. The resulting measurements are precise and traceable. Unlike contact measuring methods, ZEISS METROTOM is significantly faster when capturing numerous measuring points.

ZEISS ScanCobot is a mobile measuring station with a collaborative robot, a motorized rotation table and powerful software. It is especially suited for efficient quality control of small and medium-sized parts made of plastic, metal or cast iron. The system can be used during the preproduction phase such as design and prototyping and during the market launch. In a short measuring time, the optical 3D scanner ATOS Q captures quality information at a high level of detail, providing a reliable basis for easy interpretation. To measure a part completely, the sensor must face the part from different directions. The ZEISS ScanCobot uses a collaborative robot to perform this normally manual work process. Combined with the motorized rotation table, the robot can move along the sensor positions very quickly one by one. Efficient scanning and subsequent automatic inspection speed up quality control processes.

NORIS-Innenspan-taps

Nes Thread Milling Cutter

NES thread milling cutter, the universal alternative for large threads and secure thread production. Specialized NES thread mills are designed for the economic production of threads in difficult applications and large-threads above Ø 20 mm.

The NORIS SALOREX UNI CNC S ALTINHD C is a specialised machine tap that is characterised by maximum precision. Its conically offset guide thread guarantees precise thread guidance with reduced friction, while the ALTINHD coating and the high-quality HSSE-PM material ensure a long tool life. The drop-through shaft version also offers optimum stability. This makes this drill bit ideal for the precise machining of blind holes and is suitable for a wide range of materials, including steels, stainless steels, cast iron, aluminium and non-ferrous metals.

• Closed-Loop Force Control
• safety technology – EC type approved machines
• process measurement technology – simultaneous measurement technology in the process
• process documentation

• Efficient due to intuitive user interfaces on touch / multi-touch screen
• Fast and safe setup of processes in a clearly arranged window, simple parameterization for manual ram movement and transfer of the actual parameters force and path to the motion blocks (teach-in) for the PressControl 700 and 7000 controls in combination with ServoPress / TorquePress / ElectricPress
• The integrated PLC allows the control of additional inputs/outputs or sensors/actuators and thus the application-specific set-up of the workstation or system
• The integrated measurement data acquisition is insensitive to interferences (EMC). This results in a high measurement reliability of the entire system 
• With the integrated safety technology, the entire system becomes an EC type-approved single workstation
• Service functions enable simple and efficient maintenance
• Guarantee of complete process documentation with clearly traceable component assignment

The state-of-the-art OMNIPLUS transmitter from Senseca adds the intelligent IO-Link interface to our tried-and-tested measurement technology. Protected by a stainless steel housing with a front panel made of scratch-resistant mineral glass, the OMNIPLUS supports digital communication via the standardised IO-Link interface. The intelligent I0-Link interface of the OMNIPLUS transmitter enables improved process control, increased efficiency and greater flexibility in your processes. Obtain precise data and reliable measurement results for your flow measurement.

The MULTICON-H is a compact multi-channel sensor controller developed for centralized sensor integration in industrial IIoT environments. The system can integrate up to six digital sensors and provides Ethernet connectivity via PROFINET for seamless communication with automation and control systems.

The controller enables centralized operation, configuration, and calibration of connected sensors while transmitting process, diagnostic and identification data directly to higher-level factory systems. Its modular design allows installation both in the field and inside control cabinets.

The MULTICON-H is particularly suited for water treatment, process monitoring, and industrial quality management applications where reliable digital communication and centralized sensor management are essential.

The RADARCONT® series provides precise non-contact radar level measurement for industrial and environmental applications. Using FMCW radar technology, the sensors deliver reliable continuous level monitoring for liquids and bulk materials, even in demanding conditions involving steam, dust, condensation, or temperature fluctuations.

The compact sensors are designed for water and wastewater treatment, chemical processing, storage tanks, and industrial infrastructure systems. With IO-Link and Modbus communication options, RADARCONT® sensors can easily be integrated into modern automation environments.

Maintenance-free operation, simple installation, and high measurement reliability make the RADARCONT® series an efficient solution for smart process automation and industrial monitoring applications.

• Functional Safety / Cyber Security Engineer Training
• Functional Safety Management System Certification
• Safety-Related Product Certification
• ISA/IEC 62443 Certification
• PFH/PFD Calculation & FMEA
• Software Assessment & Environmental Tests
• IEC 61508 / ISO 13849 / IEC 62061
• IEC 61800-5-2 / IEC 62443 / CRA

• Safety Assessment of Machineries in the Plant
• Smart Manufacturing Line / Mechanical Integration System
• One Stop Service for Global Market Access
• CE Marking (Machinery / LVD / EMC / RED)
• Machinery Risk Assessment & EN ISO 13849 Assessment
• cTUVus Certification / US FES / China Robot (CR) Approval
• Industrial Robots / Service Robots / AGV / AMR
• Intelligent Warehousing
• Commercial 3D Printer
• SEMI Approval of Semiconductor Equipment
• Metalworking Machines / Special Purpose Machines
• Machines Listed in Annex IV of MD (2006/42/EC)