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From Rockwell Automation, Inc. Dec 8 2022 GuardLink ® 2.0 is the world’s most advanced serially connected safety input solution designed to reduce downtime and installation costs. GuardLink 2.

GuardLink 2.0 is an advanced serially connected safety input solution designed to reduce downtime and installation costs. GuardLink 2.0 offers advanced diagnostics by way of the new Allen-Bradley 432ES GuardLink EtherNet/IP On-Machine Interface or a combination of the Dual GuardLink Relay and EtherNet/IP Interface. GuardLink 2.0 protocol also enables safety-rated control device status reporting and

SIKO GmbH is expanding its broad portfolio of encoders with new Industrial Ethernet versions.  The new encoders offer answers to the requirements of complex machinery and Industry 4.0. The optical based WV5850 and WH5850, in either single or multi-turn versions, offer high resolution and quick response in applications requiring extreme precision and fast response times.

SIKO GmbH is expanding its broad portfolio of encoders with new Industrial Ethernet versions. The new encoders offer answers to the requirements of complex machinery and Industry 4.0. The optical based WV5850 and WH5850, in either single or multi-turn versions, offer high resolution and quick response in applications requiring extreme precision and fast response times.

Real-time Ethernet networks according to the EtherNet/IP standard now support Ethernet-APL, the Advanced Physical Layer for process automation. A corresponding extension of the EtherNet/IP specification has now been announced by the user organisation ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association).