BACHMANN BS206 I/O Bus Coupler Module for Industrial Automation

For over 55 years, Bachmann electronic has stood for efficient engineering,

exceptional performance, and unmatched robustness.

The M100 is the next step on our journey.

The market landscape in the coming decades will face challenges unlike

any before. Emerging technologies, the demand for greater efficiency and

uptime, and the rising importance of data are driving change.

The same holds true for control, networking, and automation systems.

With the M100. Bachmann offers a brand-new control platform as the

foundation for advanced automation tasks. Powerful CPU modules,

advanced security, extreme I/O bandwidth, and real-time networking –

all within a future-proof, scalable architecture. The boundaries between

measurement technology, industrial control, motion controllers, edge

devices and IoT are disappearing.

Processor modules form the core intelligence of an automation system.

They collect sensor data, process control functions and closed-loop

controls in microsecond cycles, and issue precise commands to actuators.

The functions can be implemented in the traditional procedural manner,

derived from model-based simulations, or generated automatically with

generative AI. Sufficient performance reserves are crucial – for example,

to handle parallel motion control, image processing, state data acquisition,

and advanced diagnostics.

In addition, processor modules connect real-time processing with IT and

OT systems: via real-time Ethernet to the field level and other control

nodes, as well as upstream to the control room, MES/ERP systems,

or the cloud. Cryptographic methods, hardened system environments,

resilient software design, and regular penetration tests are indispensable

for cybersecurity.