Schneider Electric Introduces Modicon Edge I/O NTS, the Future-Ready I/O Solution
Schneider Electric has unveiled the Modicon Edge I/O NTS, a future-ready Input/Output system for data aggregation, at ProMat 2025 in Chicago. This distributed IP20 I/O system is designed for various applications across production machinery, discrete manufacturing, and continuous process industries.
The system features open Ethernet protocols, OPC UA technology for secure communication, and enhanced cybersecurity measures. It offers benefits including:
- Time savings from pre-sales to operations
- Reduced Mean Time to Repair and unplanned downtime
- Customizable I/O islands with compact design
- Secure data access for industrial efficiency optimization
The Edge I/O NTS is manufactured in a World Economic Forum-recognized Industry 4.0 Lighthouse facility, featuring fully automated production for enhanced quality and traceability while reducing environmental impact.
Schneider Electric ha presentato il Modicon Edge I/O NTS, un sistema di Input/Output pronto per il futuro per l'aggregazione dei dati, durante il ProMat 2025 a Chicago. Questo sistema I/O distribuito IP20 è progettato per diverse applicazioni nel settore delle macchine di produzione, nella manifattura discreta e nelle industrie di processo continuo.
Il sistema è dotato di protocolli Ethernet aperti, tecnologia OPC UA per una comunicazione sicura e misure di cybersicurezza avanzate. Offre vantaggi tra cui:
- Risparmi di tempo dalla fase di prevendita alle operazioni
- Riduzione del Tempo Medio di Riparazione e dei tempi di inattività non pianificati
- Isole I/O personalizzabili con design compatto
- Accesso sicuro ai dati per ottimizzare l'efficienza industriale
Il Edge I/O NTS è prodotto in una struttura riconosciuta dal World Economic Forum come faro dell'Industria 4.0, caratterizzata da una produzione completamente automatizzata per una qualità e tracciabilità migliorate, riducendo al contempo l'impatto ambientale.
Schneider Electric ha presentado el Modicon Edge I/O NTS, un sistema de Entrada/Salida preparado para el futuro para la agregación de datos, en ProMat 2025 en Chicago. Este sistema I/O distribuido IP20 está diseñado para diversas aplicaciones en maquinaria de producción, fabricación discreta e industrias de procesos continuos.
El sistema cuenta con protocolos Ethernet abiertos, tecnología OPC UA para una comunicación segura y medidas de ciberseguridad mejoradas. Ofrece beneficios que incluyen:
- Ahorros de tiempo desde la preventa hasta las operaciones
- Reducción del Tiempo Medio de Reparación y del tiempo de inactividad no planificado
- Islas I/O personalizables con diseño compacto
- Acceso seguro a datos para la optimización de la eficiencia industrial
El Edge I/O NTS se fabrica en una instalación reconocida por el Foro Económico Mundial como faro de la Industria 4.0, que cuenta con producción completamente automatizada para mejorar la calidad y la trazabilidad, al tiempo que reduce el impacto ambiental.
슈나이더 일렉트릭이 모디콘 엣지 I/O NTS를 공개했습니다. 이는 데이터 집계용 미래 준비형 입력/출력 시스템으로, 시카고에서 열린 ProMat 2025에서 소개되었습니다. 이 분산형 IP20 I/O 시스템은 생산 기계, 이산 제조 및 연속 공정 산업 전반에 걸쳐 다양한 응용 프로그램을 위해 설계되었습니다.
이 시스템은 개방형 이더넷 프로토콜, 안전한 통신을 위한 OPC UA 기술 및 강화된 사이버 보안 조치를 특징으로 합니다. 이 시스템은 다음과 같은 이점을 제공합니다:
- 판매 전 단계부터 운영까지의 시간 절약
- 평균 수리 시간 및 계획되지 않은 가동 중지 시간 감소
- 컴팩트한 디자인의 사용자 정의 가능한 I/O 섬
- 산업 효율성 최적화를 위한 안전한 데이터 접근
엣지 I/O NTS는 세계 경제 포럼에 의해 산업 4.0 등대 시설로 인정받은 곳에서 제조되며, 품질 및 추적성을 향상시키기 위해 완전 자동화된 생산을 특징으로 하며, 환경 영향을 줄입니다.
Schneider Electric a dévoilé le Modicon Edge I/O NTS, un système d'entrée/sortie prêt pour l'avenir pour l'agrégation de données, lors de ProMat 2025 à Chicago. Ce système I/O distribué IP20 est conçu pour diverses applications dans les machines de production, la fabrication discrète et les industries de processus continu.
Le système dispose de protocoles Ethernet ouverts, de la technologie OPC UA pour une communication sécurisée et de mesures de cybersécurité renforcées. Il offre des avantages tels que :
- Économies de temps de la prévente aux opérations
- Réduction du temps moyen de réparation et des temps d'arrêt imprévus
- Îlots I/O personnalisables avec un design compact
- Accès sécurisé aux données pour optimiser l'efficacité industrielle
Le Edge I/O NTS est fabriqué dans une installation reconnue par le Forum économique mondial comme phare de l'Industrie 4.0, dotée d'une production entièrement automatisée pour améliorer la qualité et la traçabilité tout en réduisant l'impact environnemental.
Schneider Electric hat das Modicon Edge I/O NTS vorgestellt, ein zukunftsfähiges Eingangs-/Ausgangssystem zur Datenaggregation, auf der ProMat 2025 in Chicago. Dieses verteilte IP20 I/O-System ist für verschiedene Anwendungen in der Produktionsmaschinen, der diskreten Fertigung und der kontinuierlichen Prozessindustrie konzipiert.
Das System verfügt über offene Ethernet-Protokolle, OPC UA-Technologie für sichere Kommunikation und verbesserte Cybersicherheitsmaßnahmen. Es bietet Vorteile wie:
- Zeiteinsparungen von der Vorverkaufsphase bis zum Betrieb
- Reduzierung der mittleren Reparaturzeit und ungeplanter Ausfallzeiten
- Anpassbare I/O-Inseln mit kompaktem Design
- Sicherer Datenzugang zur Optimierung der industriellen Effizienz
Das Edge I/O NTS wird in einer vom Weltwirtschaftsforum anerkannten Industrie 4.0-Leuchtturm-Anlage hergestellt, die über eine vollautomatisierte Produktion verfügt, um die Qualität und Rückverfolgbarkeit zu verbessern und gleichzeitig die Umweltbelastung zu reduzieren.
- Fully automated production line enhancing quality and traceability
- Reduced operational downtime through hot swap capabilities
- Enhanced cybersecurity features for secure data management
- Compact design allowing more I/O modules in less space
- None.
- Crafted to meet today's industrial needs and the challenges of tomorrow, Schneider Electric introduces the Modicon Edge I/O NTS at ProMat 2025
Modicon Edge I/O NTS is the latest distributed IP20 I/O system from Schneider Electric, allowing customers to meet the needs of a variety of applications ranging from simple to the most demanding. All within a single I/O family, these applications include those in production machinery, discrete manufacturing, and continuous process industries. Machine builders, system integrators, and industrial end users can use the new Modicon Edge I/O NTS across many industries segments, including machinery; packaging; food & beverage; life sciences; water/wastewater; mining, minerals & metals; critical infrastructure; data centers; and energy & chemicals.
Designed with the future in mind, Modicon Edge I/O NTS meets customers' current needs for industrial I/O applications while preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow thanks to the system's flexibility. Using open Ethernet protocols to deliver connectivity to a variety of devices and architectures, Edge I/O NTS embeds data intelligence in the latest technologies to deliver better performance, availability, and cybersecurity.
As internal communication of Edge I/O NTS OPC UA technology is used that enables secure communication and interoperability of the various Ethernet protocols. With this technology Schneider Electric lays the foundation of a new generation of connected products based on industrial networks for Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
"Edge I/O NTS not only provides a very strong and superior catalog for I/O for our customers to build their solutions today, but it also prepares them for the future," said Grant Van Hemert, US Senior Offer Manager, Digital Factory at Schneider Electric. "Customers are more prepared for advancing digitization, ensuring better and transparent data management, and adapting to the future of Industry 4.0."
"The market for distributed I/O is being driven by digital transformation, which is rapidly increasing demand for additional manufacturing data to support analytics, AI, virtualization, asset management and predictive maintenance, the industrial internet of things (IIoT), digital twins and simulation, augmented and virtual reality, and IT and OT convergency," according to Craig Resnick, Vice President, ARC Advisory Group. "However, distributed I/O must be designed on OPC UA over TSN, all while meeting vigorous industrial standards and certifications regarding temperature, harsh, severe and hazardous operating environment, vibration, and electromagnetic compatibility. Schneider Electric's new Modicon Edge I/O NTS next generation distributed IP20 I/O system meets these market and design requirements and will provide its users with a solution that will help to accelerate their digital transformation journey."
The Edge I/O NTS manufacturing plant is recognized by World Economic Forum as an Industry 4.0 Lighthouse. The production line is fully automated, enhancing quality and traceability, while taking care to reduce the plant's environmental impact.
With the Modicon Edge I/O NTS, machine builders, system integrators, and industrial end users can expect to:
- Save time from pre-sales to operations, with adaptive tools, simpler design and wiring, quicker start-up of new machines and processes for less time to market.
- Cut costs and reduce Mean Time to Repair and unplanned downtime given the system's robust design featuring environmentally hardened options, hot swap capabilities, and integrated diagnostics.
- Increase flexibility with the ability to customize I/O islands and get the most from the system's compact design — realizing more I/O modules and more functionality in less space.
- Prepare for the future of data-driven industries thanks to the system's compliance with cybersecurity regulations, allowing end users to securely access and integrate the data they need to optimize industrial efficiency, agility, sustainability, and profitability.
Schneider Electric remains at the forefront of advancing industrial automation in the digital world. Ever since the Modicon PLC was invented in 1968 by Richard E. Morley, Schneider has continually advanced controllers to meet the needs of ever-changing industrial environments. The Modicon Edge I/O NTS supports industrial digital transformation with cost savings and reduced downtime — all while keeping performance improvement and cybersecurity at the forefront of industrial operations.
To learn more about Modicon Edge I/O NTS, or to speak with a product expert, please visit the Schneider Electric booth #S659 at ProMat 2025, March 17-20, 2025, in
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