Balluff Gmbh

Manuela Schmidt

Albert Dorneich

Matthias Beyer

Pascal Gaggero

Hubertus Breier

Julian Fial

Jonas Holder

Sebastian Hagen

Aakash Grewal

Florian Liebgott

Ulrich Baur

Ellen Wohlfart

Gunter Huebner

A strain measurement device () for electrically determining a strain of a basic body, having a carrier film () which can be applied to the basic body (), an electric measuring loop () printed onto the carrier film () of conductive printing paste/printing ink, which has a measuring element () for generating an electrical signal based on the strain and which has four conducting tracks () connected to the measuring element () for four-wire sensing, the four conducting tracks () each having an electrical conductor connection (), the conducting tracks (), the conductor connections () and the measuring element () being printed with the same printing paste. Furthermore, an overall device () with such a strain measurement device (), the strain measurement device () being connected to a base unit () which has an evaluation unit () and an energy supply unit ().

Strain measurement device and overall device with such a strain measurement device

Operating IO-Link system having wirelessly connected IO-Link masters and several IO-Link devices divided into groups wirelessly connected by control system, at least one master with different configurations, one master with first configuration to operate first group of devices; a first process loop connected between at least one master and first group devices, checking communication status of connected devices of first group; at least second process loop reading devices of first group, setting configuration values for operation of first group devices, at least one master with at least second configuration operates at least second group of devices; at least third process loop connected between at least one master and devices of at least second group devices, checking communication status of connected devices of at least second group devices; at least fourth process loop reading devices of at least second group, setting configuration values for operation of at least second group devices.

Method and apparatus for operating a number of IO-link devices by means of an IO-link master

A fixing element for electrical devices, wherein at least one electrical device can be fixed to the fixing element, has at least one coupler, which forms at least one coupling to the at least one electrical device fixed to the fixing element, via which coupling electrical energy and/or data can be transmitted to the at least one electrical device, wherein the coupling is a capacitive and/or inductive coupling. In addition, equipment includes such a fixing element and a least one electrical device, which is fixed to the electrical element.

Fixing element for electrical devices

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Filderstadt, Germany

Manuela Schmidt