Industrial automation is rapidly moving away from cables. Production lines, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), and medical devices increasingly rely on wireless technologies for flexibility, mobility, and reduced maintenance.

When it comes to functional safety (FS), however, operators are still forced to rely on physical cabling or operate two separate wireless networks.

The reason is simple: existing wireless technologies cannot simultaneously deliver high-throughput control data and time-critical functional safety data. As a result, operators are forced into dual-network setups – one for control data (e.g., Wi-Fi) and another for safety data (e.g., Sub-GHz). This leads to higher cost, added complexity, and greater risk of interference.

LinkBlu FS is the first wireless solution that can safely replace a cable for functional safety. It enables the next generation of mobile, reconfigurable, and cost-efficient industrial systems.