Participation in start-up Aconno
Schmersal expands communication for switchgear
Schmersal holds a 26 percent stake in the start-up Aconno. The Düsseldorf-based company develops customer-specific hardware, Bluetooth and sensor solutions as well as software for the areas of digitalization, the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.
In particular, Aconno offers Bluetooth chips and a development platform with which the start-up develops and mass produces intelligent devices and networkable objects for its customers' individual, Industry 4.0-capable applications - and does so at a reduced time and cost. Schmersal intends to use the investment to accelerate its development efforts in the direction of wireless communication solutions for safety switching devices.
"The creative specialists from Aconno will support us with their expertise in making our sensors and switches Bluetooth-enabled," explains Philip Schmersal, Managing Partner. "This will make it even easier for our switching devices to provide a wide range of diagnostic data in the future and, as a result, contribute to higher machine availability."
Possible areas of application include complex systems, for example in the packaging industry, in which a large number of safety components are installed. Here, Bluetooth can be used to detect error messages from individual safety sensors or solenoid interlocks more quickly. Bluetooth solutions also make it easier to transmit non-safe data such as switching cycles, excess temperature or humidity and use it for predictive maintenance concepts. Other possible areas of application include extensive conveyor systems in heavy industry, where wireless Bluetooth communication over distances of several kilometers enables quick and efficient troubleshooting of signaling safety switches and simpler transmission of status and diagnostic information. as
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