Industrial Ethernet Network Equipment WEIDMULLER 1963460000 Providing Connectivity and Data Security

Industrial Ethernet Solutions for Industrial Data Communications

Weidmller offers a comprehensive and high-quality product range of active and passive components for Industrial Ethernet communications, designed to meet the differing requirements of various market segments including automotive, general machine construction, process industry, transportation, and energy. Our solutions ensure high reliability, availability, and safeguarding against failure, creating a complete communications infrastructure for industrial applications.

Product Overview

Active Components

• Unmanaged Switches: Available in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet variants.
• Managed Switches: Available in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet variants, offering powerful redundancy mechanisms and fast recovery times (under 20 ms) for uninterrupted operation.
• Power-over-Ethernet Switches: Available in managed and unmanaged versions, capable of supplying operating voltage to cameras in parallel with data traffic.
• Industrial Security Router: For secure network communication.
• Media Converters: Convert between copper and fibre-optic media.
• Serial/Ethernet Converters: Enable integration of serial devices into Ethernet infrastructure.
• Serial/Fibre-optic Converters: Convert serial data to fibre-optic signals.
• Modbus TCP/RTU Gateway: Facilitates communication between Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU protocols.
• Industrial Wireless: Solutions including Access Points, Bridges, and Clients.
• Accessories: WLAN antennas, connection cables, mobile radio antennas, connection cables, SFP modules (Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet), external backup and restore modules, and kits for 19" rack-mounting.

Passive Components

• Cabling Solutions: PROFINET and SERCOS III cabling, EtherNet/IP cabling, installation cables, connecting cables, dragline cables, RJ45 patch cables, system cables, FO connecting cables, FO patch cables, and FO system cables.
• IP 20 Plug-in Connectors: Including RJ 45 PCB sockets and mounting rail outlets.
• IP 65 Service Interface: FrontCom for easy access and maintenance.
• IP 67 Plug-in Connectors: Robust connectors for harsh environments.
• IP 65 Connection Components / FreeCon Connectivity Components: Including FreeCon IP 65 and FreeCon Active PROFINET.
• IP 65 Contactless Power Transmission: FreeCon Contactless Power.
• Accessories: Cable connectors, tools (copper and fibre-optic cabling), general tools, Cabtite protective caps, inkjet printers, and markers.

Technical Specifications

Product Attributes

• Brand: Weidmller
• Technology: Industrial Ethernet, STEADYTEC
• Protocols Supported: PROFINET, SERCOS III, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
• Environmental Resistance: High EMC demands, shock, vibration, and temperature resistance, torsion resistant (for specific cables)
• Certifications: Not explicitly detailed in the provided text, but implied for industrial applications.

Intended Use for Industrial Ethernet

The trend to network industrial plant components using Ethernet protocols is well-established across various market segments. Weidmller's solutions are designed for high reliability, availability, and safeguarding against failure, meeting the demanding requirements of industrial environments. Applications include automotive manufacturing (PROFINET, EtherNet/IP), general machine construction (networking machine segments, integrating serial devices), and process industry. Our products create a complete communications infrastructure for industrial applications in machine construction, process and plant engineering, and energy sectors.

Specific Application Scenarios:

• Automotive: Robust and secure communication from control layer to robot, homogeneous communication structures, real-time Ethernet protocols, high requirements for cabling and active devices due to harsh environmental conditions.
• General Machine Construction: Networking machine segments, connecting devices to higher-level office networks, protecting investments in existing automation components, handling increasing data volumes with high-performance Gigabit switches and 10 Gigabit capable connectors.
• Machinery: Seamless flow of information for production optimization, monitoring robot activities, seamless communication without media disruption from field to control level, reliable and standardized connection solutions in harsh production environments, uninterrupted operation of production networks.