Network
Infrastructure for Diverse Applications in Manufacturing
Automation
MOXA
offers a
wide
selection of networking solutions
that range from modular gigabit
to managed redundant switches,
unmanaged
switches, serial to Ethernet and
wireless Ethernet products, and
media converters.
Products
support fast recovery and redundancy
of Ethernet networks, and power
redundancy.
Flexible with copper
and fiber cabling options.
Wide
operating temperature models
(-40 to 75°C) are available for
extreme temperature conditions.
Many
products are certified to operate
in hazardous locations
(Class 1 Div. 2/Zone 2).
Warning
via e-mail or relay output when
a user-configured exception arises.
Standard
SNMP management.
Industrial
networks have brought numerous benefits to a variety
of manufacturing automation environments for many decades.
Traditional proprietary networks have made automated
applications
a reality,
but at a high cost. Modern manufacturing
automation applications need new solutions to
eliminate
the high cost and proprietary protocols that make integration
and future upgrades difficult.
Ethernet has become the primary
communication
infrastructure, since it is easy to integrate
existing devices and protocols into manufacturing
automation applications by using serial device
servers.
Ethernet provides a reliable and open network infrastructure that allows the
various systems used with today's manufacturing automation applications to
communicate
effectively, resulting in a highly synchronized operation.
For large-scale or outdoor manufacturing sites, long distance transmission
requirements between
communication
points can be easily met. One option available is to integrate optical fiber
into the Ethernet network. Moxa offers complete product lines—including
versatile industrial Ethernet
switches,
wireless Ethernet, Ethernet to fiber media converters, and industrial video servers—that
are ideal for setting up diverse manufacturing automation applications, such
as for machine building, mining, metal refinery, petrochemical plants, and semiconductors,
by
equipping the systems with a reliable and efficient network.
