Balluff GmbH
About us
Your partner for success in automation
Balluff is a leading supplier of high-quality sensor, identification and image processing solutions, including network technology and software for all automation requirements. We adhere to our motto “innovating automation” as an agile developer and technological pioneer. And we always act sustainably.
We deliver innovative solutions to increase your competitive ability. Our consistent digital orientation drives our joint progress, and our innovative spirit factors directly to your success factor. Family-run for more than 100 years, Balluff today employees around 3900 employees worldwide who are committed to the highest quality standards for your success.
As a future-oriented company, we are also dedicated to the development of digitalization and IIoT applications for an increasingly digital and networked world.
You can rely on us, our promises, our commitment and Balluff quality – all in the name of a mutually beneficial partnership.
Products & services
Condition Monitoring Toolkit (CMTK)
With the Condition Monitoring Toolkit, we offer you a holistic solution to monitor the condition of machines and processes. It contains everything you need: from sensors to data acquisition to visualization. At the same time, you benefit from great flexibility thanks to compatibility with all IO-Link sensors, but also simple operation thanks to the intuitive software. Thus, with the CMTK, you can implement condition monitoring entirely according to your needs in just a few minutes. Features - Unified retrofit solution for machine and process monitoring - High flexibility through the connection of up to four arbitrary IO-Link sensors - Plug-and-play commissioning of the system and visualization of the data - Output of warning messages when adjustable limit values are exceeded - Self-sufficient system with data storage – independent of cloud and machine control - Remote monitoring from any location thanks to network integration
IO-Link Wireless Sensor - communication at a new level
The IO-Link Wireless communication standard brings many advantages over a wired system, including even more flexible and sustainable integration of sensors/actuators, with the proven reliability and performance of wired IO-Link. If you already have IO-Link in use, learn more about the advantages of expanding your system with IO-Link Wireless.
ENTRY IO-LINK-MASTER - For easy integration of IO-Link devices
Our network modules with multiprotocol support most established industrial Ethernet protocols in one device - for example Profinet or EtherNet/IP. This significantly reduces the number of components required and thus the costs incurred. In addition, with these network modules you are also prepared for the future, because the devices also support IoT interfaces such as MQTT. With the user-friendly web interface, you set up the devices conveniently and easily. In addition, your applications are reliably monitored and process and device information is transmitted from IO-Link devices to higher-level systems. Available in 2 versions. Features - environmentally friendly: IP67 plastic housing without potting - multi-protocol: several industrial Ethernet protocols in one device - easy and cost-saving installation and maintenance due to, for example, optimal diagnostics - IIoT-capable: Support for REST API and MQTT - user-friendly and secure thanks to integrated Web UI with HTTPS communication