In Detail

Industrial Ethernet switches for increased plant availability

Initial situation

Only in rare cases is there an area available for a wind farm which permits a regular, screen-like arrangement of the turbines. Much more frequently, the installation locations are within small, irregular fields or mountain-side meadows. This places special challenges on the construction of communication structures, as the wind turbines are separated from each other at varied distances.

Solution

Weidmüller's switches are ideally suited to create the connections between the wind turbines because they are fitted with a number of combinable interfaces that can be used with different media and therefore bridge over distances. Furthermore they allow a simple way to incorporate different versions into interlocked rings.

Matching products for the revised cabling guidelines

Initial situation

The steady growth of PROFINET is apparent with the rapid climb in the numbers of installed nodes. More and more plant planners are deciding on the flexible standard. The PROFINET user organisation (PNO) has responded to the current trends in automation technology with a revision of the cabling guidelines.

Solution

Weidmüller has followed the trends that have caused these changes, and has responded appropriately. Weidmüller is already able to offer you a wide range of solutions for PROFINET compatible cabling of tomorrow – today!

Markers, printers and software for precise identification

Initial situation

All components of an electrical cabinet must be easy to identify because in daily use this supports clearly arranged systems during operation and servicing of plants and minimises the risk of error.

Solution

The coordinated Weidmüller product range of markers, printers and software means that you get precise identification, optimised marking processes and enduring cost reductions all around the electrical cabinet. In short: Systemised marking.

Application-specific versions for the most varied requirements

Initial situation

Electrical contacts, when not correctly made, can lead to problems with power supplies as well as with energy, data and signal transmission. In the worst case scenario they can result in fires in the electrical cabinet.

Solution

Weidmüller's quality tools ensure the best contacts from the first cut of a wire, through tightening the screws, up to testing the connections – optimising even the smallest connections can help to prevent high follow-on costs during maintenance and standstill periods.