Vario-X
Winner
Excellence in Business to Business
Electronic Technologies
Details
Vario-X is a revolutionary, decentralized, and modular automation platform that, for the first time, implements all automation functions completely without a control cabinet and purely electrically. It integrates control, power supply, I/O signals, and drive technology in a robust and fully pluggable platform that is mounted directly on machines and production lines. Vario-X uses plug & play technology and a digital twin. This reduces installation costs by up to 40 percent, enables predictive maintenance, and offers a scalable solution for Industry 4.0.
The Jury‘s Statement
The increasing complexity and high installation effort in industrial automation present significant challenges for companies. Vario-X offers an innovative solution by realizing all functions completely without control cabinets and purely electrically for the first time as a decentralized and modular automation platform. The fully pluggable platform integrates control, power supply, input and output signals, as well as drive technology directly at machines and production lines. Through plug & play technology and the use of a digital twin, the installation effort is significantly reduced, and predictive maintenance is enabled. In this way, Vario-X creates a flexible, scalable, and future-proof foundation for Industry 4.0, sustainably increasing efficiency and operational reliability.
