Murrelektronik - Modular automation platform 'Vario-X':
With 'Vario-X', Murrelektronik presents a modular automation platform with which automation functions can be implemented completely decentrally, i.e. without control cabinet architecture.
At the heart of the platform are waterproof and dustproof housings with IP65 protection, which contain the power supply, controller, switches, safety technology and I/O modules. They can be snapped side by side into a robust backplane with integrated machine construction profiles so that the entire station can be attached to all standard profile systems without any further protection. Equipped with a multi-core CPU, the 'Vario-X' controller can be integrated into all higher-level industrial Ethernet networks as an open control platform. The sensors and actuators are installed and wired using the plug-and-play principle with pre-assembled M12 and MQ15 connectors.
The automated system has a digital twin: a movable 1:1 image of the real system that contains all the functions and parameters of the future system. Murrelektronik kinematizes the design files of machines and systems in special software, in which the later movements and processes can be simulated.