Factory automation is the process of interconnecting production machinery to improve production efficiency, and lead to a reduction in costs and time to market while simultaneously increasing production quality.
Sensing modules including the MAX31865xxx digital converters to gather production data.
Power Management components are available in a range of voltages and operating temperatures such as the MAX15062 switching regulators.
Security is vital to factory automation due to the use of distributed sensors and control nodes. Additional security components aid in tracking counterfeit production and that the correct process controllers are used.
Communication Components allow the machinery to speak with one another through signaling. More recently, IO-Link technology has become a standard and Maxim offers a range of IO-Link compliant transceivers.