Vario-X: The days of the control cabinet are numbered

Growing digitalization, shorter development cycles, increasing customer requirements and a shortage of skilled workers – the world of automation is changing at breakneck speed. Murrelektronik has the answer to all these requirements. Presenting Vario-X – a modular, highly flexible automation platform that allows all automation functions to be implemented completely decentrally (i.e., without a control cabinet) for the first time. Vario-X brings sensors and actuators directly into the control environment and ensures reliable voltage, signal, data management and the seamless integration of decentralized servo drives. At the heart of Vario-X are robust, IP67 rated waterproof and dustproof modules, which include power supplies, controls, disconnect switches, safety technology and I/O connections. They can be easily assembled side by side on a rugged backplane with integrated mechanical mounting profiles. Once assembled, the Vario-X solution can be easily attached to all common mounting systems without further protection and, in extreme cases, is rugged enough to be stepped on without damage. Equipped with a multicore CPU, Vario-X can meet all control requirements and be easily integrated into all higher-level Industrial Ethernet networks as an open control platform.