Digital position indicators
Intuitive, washdown-capable, and with extended IO-Link functionality.
The digital position indicator from Balluff sets new standards in the area of intuitive and clear user guidance. The digital display is washdown-capable and has extended IO-Link functionality. There are therefore virtually no limits to the range of applications for the digital display From classic machine tools and automation technology to heavy-duty applications in the food & beverage sector, you can quickly and reliably handle a wide variety of products with ever smaller batch sizes. Our position indicators increase your flexibility and the availability of your machines thanks to a simple and safe semi-automated format change.
Our portfolio of digital position indicators
The most important features and benefits
- Easy to use thanks to intuitive operator guidance
- format changes can be made quickly and reliably, which avoids errors and thus reduces the start-up time, machine downtime and downtime of your machines
- High efficiency thanks to standardized data profiles
- Position values are not lost in the event of a power failure
- Washdown design enables use without additional protective measures
- Part of the Smart Automation Monitoring System (SAMS) with extended IO-Link functionalities
- Internal diagnostics through temperature, vibration and humidity monitoring (condition monitoring)
- High reliability even in demanding environmental conditions; exceeds protection class IP69K
- maintenance-free
Application examples
Application examples from various industrial sectors demonstrate the wide range of uses for digital position indicators. They enable precise and safe format adjustment on machines and systems - ideal for frequently changing products and small batch sizes. Thanks to the clear operator guidance, they support the user in quick and error-free changeovers. Thanks to IO-Link communication and smart features, they work efficiently and reliably and help to reduce downtimes. They therefore meet the diverse requirements of modern, flexible production processes.
Battery industry: Guided adjustment of the roller position during calendering
The BDG digital position indicator with intuitive user interface supports you during semi-automatic format changeovers. It enables the roller position to be set quickly and precisely so that machines can be efficiently adjusted to different batch sizes. The running light guides you when turning the wheel and clearly indicates the target value. In addition, the system offers intelligent functions such as monitoring the internal temperature and relative humidity, which provide additional safety and reliability during operation.
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Intuitive like never before: Digital display reduces productivity loss to a minimum
Together with the machine controller, the digital position indicator from Balluff (BDG DA160) forms an intuitive and modern positioning system for your machines and systems. The BDG DA160 is an absolute digital position indicator with an integrated IO-Link interface and a hollow shaft for direct shaft mounting. Depending on the requirements and area of application, different position indicators can be used and you can choose between versions with or without numerical display of the position. Our position indicators can be installed directly in new systems or retrofitted in existing machines. A magnetically coded measuring system is used to measure the position over several revolutions of the spindle. Measurement is guaranteed even without an external power supply and the values are still stored so that the values are retained even in the event of a power failure.
The groundbreaking intuitive user guidance leads to quick and reliable format adjustment and increases efficiency by reducing downtime and breakdowns.
Designed for the user: user guidance that lives up to its name
The digital display has been designed from the ground up with the user in mind. Application studies have shown that other displays are often not intuitive enough and, as a result, errors occur easily and too frequently when operating the machines. That is why Balluff has completely revised the operator guidance of position indicators and designed them from the ground up with the aim of reducing errors to an absolute minimum. With this objective in mind, the digital position indicators were developed with a consistent operating, configuration and diagnostic concept. The user guidance of the completely new displays sets standards: target values with an intuitive comparison with the actual status, the always clear running light, provide optimum support for the operator when setting and changing the format. When turning the spindle, the user is guided in detail by a running light and can check the values on the digital display. This makes format changes faster and safer and significantly reduces start-up times and machine downtimes.
Our most advanced position indicator: extended IO-Link functionality through the Smart Automation and Monitoring System
Balluff stands for a comprehensive automation philosophy. That is why we have developed the Smart Automation and Monitoring System (SAMS): The system includes a variety of additional functions and additional information for the individual components and is characterized by its uniform and standardized operating, configuration and diagnostic concept. The digital position indicator from Balluff therefore has a large number of highly developed sensors in the product. The data and analysis values of the internal sensors are available to the system via IO-Link. Condition monitoring ensures that the internal sensors provide a timely warning in the event of suspicious values, so that system failures can be avoided or reduced to an absolute minimum. There are virtually no limits to the range of applications. From lathes, milling machines or drilling machines to the processing and packaging of food and beverages.
Ready for the food & beverage sector: Reliable and safe thanks to washdown design and condition monitoring
Our digital position indicator has a robust housing in a washdown design, is maintenance-free and even exceeds protection class IP69K. It offers a very high level of reliability even under difficult operating conditions. The displays are therefore ideal for the high technical requirements and demanding environmental conditions that are particularly prevalent in the packaging, food and beverage and cosmetics industries. The integrated condition monitoring sensors monitor the functionality and reliability of the digital display and warn in good time, for example, of penetrating moisture and a possible subsequent loss of productivity. This minimizes unplanned downtimes and downtimes caused by cleaning cycles that might otherwise be necessary.