ORing IPS-3082GC-24V managed industrial ethernet switch
13 September, 2012The IPS-3082GC-24V supports ethernet redundancy protocols, ORing and O-Chain, with recovery time of less than 10 ms with up to 250 nodes.
Network security for automated production
20 August, 2012ZF Sachs, with 16,500 employees, has been a renowned partner in the automotive industry for more than 100 years. The traditional office network security solution, using VLANs, was rejected by ZF Sachs as being unsuitable in the harsh environment of the plant floor.
Moxa PowerTrans PT-7528 28-port rackmount ethernet switch
12 July, 2012With IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 certifications, modular design and high copper port density, the PT-7528 is suitable for station-level deployments in power substations.
Transition Networks Indura series managed ethernet switches
05 July, 2012The Indura series of industrial, managed switches from Transition Networks provide fully hardened solutions designed to operate reliably in harsh environments.
Moxa EDS-G205A-4PoE switches
27 June, 2012The Moxa EDS-G205A-4PoE switches are 5-port, unmanaged full-gigabit ethernet switches supporting Power-over-Ethernet on ports 2 to 5.
Siemens Sinema Server network management software
10 June, 2012Sinema Server has been specially designed for the continuous monitoring of industrial ethernet and Profinet networks by plant operators and by the maintenance and service personnel.
Weidmüller IES21, IES31 and IES41 managed ethernet switches
20 May, 2012Weidmüller has updated its IES series of industrial ethernet switches offering a choice of fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet managed switches with various port combinations.
Redundancy in industrial networks - Part 2
18 April, 2012 by Glenn Johnson, EditorIn Part 1 of this article we looked at standard methods of Layer 2 network redundancy that involve auto-reconfiguration of the network topology after a failure. This time we continue and look at redundancy methods that are fully redundant.
Redundancy in industrial networks - Part 1
04 April, 2012 by Glenn Johnson, EditorThe costs of failure in today’s industrial networks can be very high, making network redundancy essential.
ORing RGS-7168GCP series managed redundant ring ethernet switches
18 March, 2012The ORing RGS-7168GCP series are managed redundant ring ethernet switches with 16 gigabit combo ports and eight 100/1000Base-X SFP ports.
Phoenix Contact Factory Line range of compact ethernet switches for EtherNet/IP
21 February, 2012The managed switches from Phoenix Contact’s Factory Line range have been expanded to include several types of switches that are preset for EtherNet/IP.
Securing the benefits of integrated networks
09 February, 2012Converging plant and enterprise networks into an integrated architecture is rapidly gaining ground in industry as a means to providing a method of uniting multiple control disciplines into a single cohesive plant-wide system. However, the use of ethernet to facilitate integration may expose the company to an increased level of risk.
ORing RGPS-7084GP-P 12-port rackmount managed gigabit PoE ethernet switch
07 February, 2012The ORing RGPS-7084GP-P is an industrial 12-port rackmount managed gigabit PoE ethernet switch with eight 10/100/1000Base-T(X) PSE ports and four 1000Base-FX SFP ports.
Hirschmann RSP ethernet switches with zero switchover time redundancy
05 February, 2012Hirschmann RSP ethernet switches offer redundancy with zero switchover time. They are designed for use in the field-level networks of power supply companies, but they also can be used in any situation where uninterrupted communication is required.
Hirschmann Eagle20-0400 and Eagle30-0402 multiport firewalls
31 January, 2012 byThrough Belden, Hirschmann is introducing the Eagle20-0400 and Eagle30-0402 multiple-port firewalls which claim to deliver significant cost savings while achieving greater link speeds. They are claimed to be the first firewalls on the market in a convection-cooled DIN rail housing that supports six LAN ports and WAN connectivity.
