Lower costs while simultaneously increasing quality: As in any other economic sector, this maxim applies to the automotive industry as well. In order to offer customers the optimum price/performance ratio, development takes place constantly and at every level. One means for this is the automated method for electrophoretic deposition painting, so-called e-coating. The WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750 plays a central role.

In their production lines, the automotive supplier Brose depends on decentralized automation using robust and reliable components, designed according to IP20. Low installation space requirements, simple and fast expandability, and the ability to integrate different bus systems are the more important challenges here. They use the WAGOI/O-SYSTEM 750 and electronic circuit breakers from the EPISTRON family.

Industrial ETHERNET Switches from WAGO guarantee process safety through redundant ring topology in system networks. The contact technology specialist implemented this type of solution in the central compressed air supply for the BMW plant in Regensburg. The scalability of the network infrastructure, interoperability with third-party controllers, and V-LAN capabilities ensure that the system will have a long future.

To assure the power supply of Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg location, between 2005 and 2015, VW Kraftwerk GmbH will be modernizing the 110kV, 20kV, and 6kV power networks. During this process, the switching systems will be replaced one after another. With the replacement of the systems came the decision to use maintenance-free spring terminals in the future rather than screw terminals.

JOKIEL GmbH designs and manufactures switchgears for various sectors. TOPJOB®S Rail-Mounted Terminal Blocks from WAGO are an important component to satisfy demands for low throughput times and high quality, qualities for which the family-owned corporation in the Upper Palatinate is known.