Turck Banner’s introduces a new Interface Module Backplane (IMB) that combines installation space for up to 32 I/O channels with standardized system connections and a redundant power supply (24 VDC). The new point-to-point solution can be equipped with digital I/O modules and Hart- and DTM-configurable analog interfaces, which allow users to embed the rugged device into consistent asset management. Thanks to lesser costs per channel, the IMB is equally suitable for highly upgraded control cabinets with several hundred I/O connections and simple applications with only a few I/O connections. On a very compact footprint of only 175 x 210 mm, the backplane provides installation space for up to eight interface modules that can carry a maximum of 32 digital or 16 analog I/O connections.