Harsh-Duty Switches for Industrial Automation
December 1, 2014
Molex Incorporated offers its Brad Direct-Link Harsh-Duty Unmanaged Ethernet Switches. "Designed for plant floor and industrial automation network applications, Direct-Link switches provide a secure on-machine Ethernet connection to reduce complex network cabling, eliminate common wiring errors and lower network costs," said a company spokesperson.
"Production downtime causes significant revenue loss, which is a major concern for plant operators," said George Kairys, Product Manager, Molex. "Unexpected downtimes can occur from poor network connections, high vibration environments and extreme temperature variations. Rugged Brad solutions solve this problem for our customers by helping to streamline plant floor Ethernet network connections in the most robust hardware design."
Offered in 5- and 8-port versions, the switches accept standard threaded M12 connectors. The push-to-lock Direct-Link switch ports feature a patented Ultra-Lock technology for fast and secure network connections. NEMA 6 and IP67-rated Direct-Link switches are designed to withstand dusty environments, low pressure wash and submersion. Available in 30 and 60 mm width versions with standard hole patterns, the low-profile Direct-Link switches can be mounted for enhanced flexibility in space-constrained applications. LED visual indicators allow for quick diagnostics. Auto-learning features make Direct-Link switches useful for novice or expert industrial network installers. According to the company, a wide temperature range of -40 to +75°C and a supply voltage range from 9 to 36V DC make these industrial switches also suited for numerous mobile applications having severe environmental conditions, such as oil drilling rigs, mining equipment, agricultural machinery and process skids.
"Brad industrial Ethernet solutions are designed to seamlessly exchange and extract real-time data from the manufacturing floor. Cost-effective unmanaged Direct-Link switches give our industrial customers greater design freedom, simple installation and reliable network performance," said Kairys.
For more information contact:
Molex
2222 Wellington Court
Lisle, IL 60532-1682
800-786-6539 / 630-969-4550
www.molex.com
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