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The
Challenge of Mixed Technologies in an Industrial Environment
There
is a new industrial revolution.It’s combining advancements in
machines and controls with advancements in computing and
communications.
The
new manufacturing environment is going to be smarter and increase a
manufacturer’s competitive edge.
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A General Factory Floor Setup
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Setting up your Serial Data Communication
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Industrial
control is a designation for the devices that interface with
machinery such as packaging machines, PLC, generators, lathes, and
even scale.
In
the application diagram, RS-232 Line Drivers (ME800A-R4) are being
used to drive data from the scale over CATx cable to a manager’s
workstation PC.
Other
Black Box Serial communication (RS232/RS422/RS485) products as
well:
- Media Converters
- RS232 Fiber Driver
- RS-232 to RS-422/RS-485 DIN Rail Converter with
Opto-Isolation
- DIN Rail Repeaters with Opto-Isolation
- DIN Rail RS-232/RS-485 to Fibre Driver
- Industrial Ethernet Serial Servers
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CNC Machine Connectivity and Failover
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In
the application Diagram, The Black Box switches are set up in an
Alpha-Ring protocol over Multimode fiber for maximum uptime and
reliability with a failover time of less than 30-ms, which is
virtually instantaneous. If one part of the ring fails, traffic will
automatically reverse direction.
Black
Box Industrial Networking solution offers:
- Network Switch - LEH9XX,LEH12XX,LE2700 Series
- Media Converter, Ethernet Extender, Console
Server, Fiber cables, CATX cables etc.
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Machine Vision Technology Tool – Data Extension
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Machine
vision is an image-based automated inspection technology that
incorporates cameras, PCs, software, and other hardware to
automatically take pictures and inspect materials as they pass along
an assembly line.
In
the application diagram, the USB 3.0 Ultimate Fiber Extender, is used
to connect the assembly line and manager desk to a USB vision machine
camera, lights, and related reject hardware.
Black
Box USB Extender : ICXXX Series
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Keeping it Clean – KVM Solution
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Factory
floors are a CPU’s worst nightmare. Servers,CPUs need to be connected
and managed, sometimes away from the factory floor, and they also
need to be separate from unclean environments.
In
the application, KVM switch or a KVM extender can be used to safeguard
the costly server and CPU from damages.
Black
Box KVM Series: ACX,ACU,KVT,KVSeries
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Infrastructure and Environmental Monitoring
Solution
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To
have the entire automation the LAN infrastructure is the basic
necessity for it.
Black
Box provide the complete end to end product solution for structured
cabling from CATX cables, Fiber cables, Patch Panel, Connectors,
Serial cables, cabinets etc.
In
a Factory environment, environmental safety is a very important area
focusing on safety of the workers plus the safety of all the costly
equipment’s working 24/7 across the floor.
Black
Box environmental solution AlertWerks
ServSensor
provides alerting and reporting system against temperature,
humidity, water, Fire, Smoke, airflow, motion, voltage etc
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