As you may recall, the folks at Orca are laser-focused on creating state-of-the-art analog and mixed-signal application-specific standard parts (ASSPs). More specifically, the chaps and chapesses at Orca decided to focus their attention on two market segments in particular: Smart Health and Smart Factories. When it comes to Smart Factories, Industry 4.0 is driving intelligence onto the factory floor. This means you can quickly and easily retrofit new IO-Link sensors into existing factories using existing infrastructure, like their existing programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Today, a small to midsize factory may employ hundreds of IO-Link sensors and actuators for tasks like quality inspection, machine monitoring, and production line control.