I/O modules provide functional safety in automated operations
Belden has announced the expansion of the Lumberg Automation LioN family with its new set of safety I/O modules.
Designed to support functional safety efforts in industrial operations, the I/O modules streamline the transmission of safety and non-safety-related data over existing networks.
The new LioN-Safety I/O modules support the PROFIsafe and CIP Safety protocol, with the latter expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 2024, and give manufacturers a compact, ruggedized product uniquely designed to support the real-time data transmission required in highly automated operations. The safety offering from Belden enables the exchange of safety-relevant data and diagnostic information through existing network connections, saving valuable time, resources and space.
Key benefits of the I/O modules include:
- Easy integration: Protect workers and machines by integrating modules into a PLC’s engineering tools with PROFIsafe or CIP Safety via standardized device description files that transmit safety data and diagnostics.
- Maximum flexibility: Connect safety inputs/outputs, non-safety I/Os and IO-Link signals — and communicate with the cloud — for added versatility and functionality.
- High performing, safe operations: Use PROFINET/PROFIsafe I/O modules in applications with conformance class C and Netload class III or CIP Safety, and benefit from TÜV Rheinland-certification up to SIL 3, Cat 4 and Performance Level e (PLe).
“As industrial automation increases, the challenge — and urgency — to ensure the safety of plant workers becomes more critical,” said Jeremy Friedmar, Director of Product Management, Data Ingestion and Firewalls. “LioN-Safety I/O modules streamline the transmission of essential safety and diagnostic information — from machine-to-machine and machine-to-human — to protect workers, as well as the machines themselves, and the overall plant environment.”
Designed with a space-saving, compact metal housing, LioN-Safety modules ensure durability and reliability even in the harsh environments of automotive manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, machine building, metals and logistics.
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