The Swiss company, Kaesaro, connects sensors and actuators in cheese cellar robots with Murrelektronik's F&B Pro connectors designed for the food industry – and benefits in terms of cleanability and longer maintenance intervals.
Miniature industrial robots, including desktop-sized SCARA units and collaborative robots that can work safely alongside humans, are making advanced automation practicable for a wider range of applications.
The use of industrial connectors in an industrial context is certain to set some challenges. There are likely to be a number of factors that could have a detrimental effect on the smooth operation of these components.
Experts have suggested that Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) will be one of the technological cornerstones that help to shape the success of the IIoT. The factory of the future will require high data streams and the industrial sector needs connectivity solutions which adapt themselves to increasingly growing demands.
It is generally recognised that, by the end of this year, more than 20 billion devices will be connected to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and it will be a market worth $200 billion by 2021.