Turck stainless steel fieldbus junction box

Turck has introduced a stainless steel version of the company’s junction boxes, featuring FM approval for Class 1, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations and rated IP67.

The junction box features a cast 316 stainless steel housing to resist corrosion in salt-spray environments, including chloride corrosion, to ensure continuous connectivity operation. Designed for use on offshore drilling platforms and other ocean-bound equipment, the company’s stainless steel junction boxes can be mounted directly on the machine in hazardous environments, with no enclosure required. Further, to ensure the device meets industry specifications, the junction box receptacles are also stainless steel and rated IP67 as long as the ports are covered or connected.

The stainless steel junction boxes are available in six and eight port models, and can be utilised with M12 and 7/8″ connector sizes. They can also be used with the company’s minifast connectors. Stainless steel junction boxes are designed to house existing circuit boards and receptacle housings. These junction boxes simplify the connection of multiple field devices for Profibus-PA and Foundation fieldbus networks.