Cable and connection technology
Lapp expands portfolio for industrial communication
Cables, connectors, switches - Lapp's portfolio for industrial communication applications and standards is constantly being expanded. The company is now presenting new products.
Etherline Servo DQ FD P Cat.5e is a servo feedback cable. It is adapted to the open Siemens Drive Cliq system interface for use in Sinamics S120 drive systems. Due to the copper braid shielding with a high coverage of 85 percent, it is suitable for particularly EMC-critical environments. Its cable construction with a robust PUR outer sheath enables it to be used in moving machine parts and in the energy supply chain. Naturally, the cable is resistant to UV light, oil and chemical substances and is therefore well equipped for harsh and damp industrial environments. Interesting for export-oriented companies: This cable has all the necessary certifications for use on the North American market.
According to the company, Etherline Access PNF04T, PNF08T and PNF16T are the smallest Profinet switches on the market. They also fit into small machine control cabinets. For comparison: the variant with 16 RJ45 ports is smaller than a competitor's variant with eight ports. The switches fulfill Conformance Class B, they are all managed and can be configured via a web interface.
Etherline Access M08T02SFP and 08T02GSFP are ideal when high transmission rates over long distances are required. In addition to the eight RJ45 ports, the two ultra-compact managed switches each have two SFP ports for connecting fiber optic cables, the latter for fast Gigabit Ethernet. Lapp also offers the appropriate SFP standard modules for converting the light signal into electrical signals - for 100 Mbit/s or 1 Gbit/s and for single-mode or multi-mode transmission. If you can do without fiber optics, the Etherline Access U08GT is an unmanaged switch for Gigabit speed.
Etherline Access U04TP01T has four RJ45 ports with Power over Ethernet and one port for Fast Ethernet. In addition to data, it also sends electrical energy through the line to supply cameras in quality monitoring or Wi-Fi access points, for example. Such switches are often used in the vicinity of machines where they are exposed to extreme temperatures. That is why this model - like all the switches mentioned above - has been designed for temperatures from minus 40 to plus 75 degrees Celsius. as












