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 diverse requirements of various market segments including automotive, general machine construction, process industry, transportation, and energy. These 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) to prevent network failures.
- Power-over-Ethernet Switches: Available in managed and unmanaged versions, capable of supplying operating voltage to cameras for monitoring manufacturing processes in parallel to data traffic.
- Industrial Security Router: For enhanced network security.
- Media Converters: Convert between copper and fiber-optic media.
- Serial/Ethernet Converters: Facilitate integration of serial devices into Ethernet infrastructure.
- Serial/Fiber-optic Converters: For serial to fiber-optic communication.
- Modbus TCP/RTU Gateway: For protocol conversion.
- Industrial Wireless: Available as Access Points, Bridges, and Clients.
- Accessories: Including 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.
Product Overview: Passive Components
- Cabling Solutions: Including 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 and Mounting Rail Outlets: Including RJ 45 PCB sockets.
- IP 65 Service Interface: FrontCom.
- IP 67 Plug-in Connectors: Offering robust connectivity.
- IP 65 Connection Components / FreeCon Connectivity Components: Including FreeCon IP 65, FreeCon Active PROFINET, and FreeCon IP 65 Contactless Power Transmission / FreeCon Contactless Power.
- Accessories: Including cable connectors, tools (Copper cabling, Fibre-optic cabling, General tools), Cabtite Protective caps, Inkjet printers, and Markers.
Technical Specifications
| Product Category | Type | Key Features/Specifications | Application Scenario | Advantages |
| Active Components | Unmanaged Switches | Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet | General machine construction, Automotive | High-performance data transfer |
| Managed Switches | Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Redundancy mechanisms, Fast recovery (<20 ms) | Automotive, General machine construction, Machinery | Uninterrupted operation, Network failure prevention |
| Power-over-Ethernet Switches | Managed/Unmanaged, PoE | Machinery (camera monitoring) | Supplies power to devices |
| Media Converters | Copper/Fiber-optic | General machine construction | Connects different media types |
| Serial/Ethernet Converters | Protocol conversion | General machine construction | Investment protection for serial devices |
| Industrial Wireless | Access Point/Bridge/Client | General machine construction | Wireless connectivity |
| Passive Components | Cabling Solutions | Copper, Fiber-optic, PROFINET, SERCOS III, EtherNet/IP, Dragline cable-compatible | Automotive, General machine construction, Machinery | Robustness, Torsion resistance, EMC compliance |
| IP 20 Plug-in Connectors | RJ 45 PCB socket | General machine construction | Easy on-site assembly |
| IP 67 Plug-in Connectors | STEADYTEC technology | Automotive, Machinery | Maximum reliability, Simple operation, Harsh environments |
| FreeCon Connectivity Components | IP 65, Contactless Power | Industrial applications | Robust connectivity, Power transmission |
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