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Bus components

Balluff (Florence, KY) now offers all of the components necessary to build and maintain an Actuator-Sensor Interface (ASI) bus system, which allows simple connection of more than 100 packaging line components to a PC or PLC with minimal wiring.

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Includes master unit, power supply, cable and hand-held addressing units. ASI cable carries both signals and power and permits unlimited branching so that sensor/actuator systems can be arranged in any configuration.

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