Tom Knauer
Safety Champion
Balluff
Tom Knauer has more than 25 years experience in the industrial automation industry, with equipment/solution suppliers including GE Fanuc, Parker Hannifin, Omron STI and Balluff. His roles have included Product Management, Sales, Finance and business strategy; his product experience covers PLCs, CNCs, motion control and safety. Tom's current focus is on product management and business development for safety solutions. His most recent activities include work on current and future safety sensing to support collaborative robots and mobile robots, and device level safety networks combining standard and safety sensors.