Highlights 2025 World of Motion 16 – 17 > www.aventec.nl Advantage of decentralized control A key component for the high speed of the machine is the compact valve terminal VTUX. It allows both a decentralized and a centralized machine design. Van de Ven opted for the decentralized design variant for the new machine. “With VTUX, I can position the connection points closer to the sensors,” explains Van de Ven. “We only need one supply connection for air, electricity, and communication to the terminal. And where we used to need two control cabinets to accommodate everything, now one cabinet is enough. Thanks to the decentralized control system, everything can be operated independently.” Reliable and fast diagnostics The Festo automation platform CPX-AP-A makes a valuable contribution to fast and error-free IO control between components. Extended diagnostic functions enable fast response times in the event of a malfunction. For example, a cable break in one of the sensors on the machine can be reliably localized in no time at all. To do this, all tags are read in and assigned in the VTUX. For each rose cutting module, there is one terminal in the upper and one in the lower section of the machine, as well as a valve terminal VTUX on the main unit – a total of nine per machine. The special feature of the valve terminal VTUX: It is suitable for both decentralized and centralized machine installation. At Aventec, they opted for decentralized control. > www.festo.com/vtux > www.festo.com/cpx-e > www.festo.com/cpx-ap-a “Where we used to need two control cabinets, now one is enough.” John van de Ven, Managing Director Aventec
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