Presenting the completely new developed I/O system SLIO®, VIPA once again sets new standards in the automation industry. On this year’s HMI in Hannover the automation specialist from Herzogenaurach will present the innovative I/O system SLIO for the first time to the public. By means of the modular and extremely compact SLIO the realization of almost every automated solution will from now on be simpler and especially more economical.


The automation market increasingly demands more compact and flexible solutions with substantial profitability. VIPA GmbH who is well known for its innovations has developed SLIO - an expedient and contemporary system extension that fully meets the customer’s requirements. With this novelty, VIPA sets another milestone as a full-line provider of innovative automated solutions.

Consequently, SLIO can be combined and applied with each of the established VIPA systems 100V, 200V, 300S, 500S. Thus, the customer can select from the entire system variety in order to optimize his individual applications. In addition to the common field bus interface connections, such as CANopen, PROFIBUS, Modbus, etc. VIPA will from now on also present the SLIO which provides connection options for Industrial Ethernet bus systems such as EtherCAT and PROFINET.

SLIO is one of the most effective and modern decentralized I/O systems available on the market. It combines high functionality with a clever mechanic concept in an extremely compact design.