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. 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) for uninterrupted operation.
• Power-over-Ethernet Switches: Available in managed and unmanaged variants, capable of supplying operating voltage to devices like cameras in parallel with data traffic.
• Industrial Security Router: Provides enhanced security for industrial networks.
• Media Converters: Facilitate conversion between copper and fiber-optic media.
• Serial/Ethernet Converters: Enable integration of serial devices into Ethernet infrastructure, protecting investments.
• Serial/Fiber-Optic Converters: Convert serial communication to fiber-optic.
• Modbus TCP/RTU Gateway: Connects Modbus TCP and RTU devices.
• Industrial Wireless: Includes Access Points, Bridges, and Clients for wireless communication.

Passive Components

• PROFINET and SERCOS III Cabling Solutions: Specific cabling designed for these industrial protocols.
• EtherNet/IP Cabling Solutions: Cabling solutions tailored for EtherNet/IP.
• IP 20 Plug-in Connectors: Connectors designed for IP 20 environments, including RJ 45 PCB sockets and mounting rail outlets.
• IP 65 Service Interface FrontCom: Service interfaces for IP 65 environments.
• IP 67 Plug-in Connectors: Robust connectors for IP 67 environments.
• IP 65 Connection Components / FreeCon Connectivity Components: Including FreeCon IP 65 and FreeCon Active PROFINET.
• FreeCon Contactless Power Transmission: Contactless power solutions.
• Cabling Solutions: Including installation cables, connecting cables, dragline cables, RJ45 patch cables, system cables, and fiber-optic cables (connecting, patch, and system).
• Tools: Including copper cabling tools, fiber-optic cabling tools, general tools, Cabtite protective caps, inkjet printers, and markers.

Technical Specifications

Application Scenarios

• Automotive: Robust and secure communication from control layer to robot, supporting PROFINET and EtherNet/IP. High requirements for torsion resistance, EMC, and fast recovery times.
• General Machine Construction: Networking machine segments, device parts, and connecting to higher-level office networks. Integration of serial devices, handling rising data volumes with Gigabit switches and 10 Gigabit connectors.
• Machinery: Seamless flow of information for production cells, monitoring robot activities, ensuring uninterrupted operation with redundancy and network management functions.

Product Attributes

• Brand: Weidmller
• Technology: STEADYTEC technology (for connectors)
• Certifications: IEC-standardised connectors (variants 1, 4, 5, 6, 14)
• Environmental: IP 20, IP 65, IP 67 rated components