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The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has announced that a range of its EKI family of Industrial Ethernet Switches and Media Converters have received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class 1, Division 2 (groups A, B, C, and D) certification for use in hazard locations.
With UL Class I, Division 2 certification, the EKI-2000 and 7000 series of products are now approved for use in hazardous environments, which are common to oil and gas, mining, and chemical processing industries.
The EKI family of Industrial Ethernet Switches are available in 5-port to 18-port configurations, with both standard copper and fiber connections, 10/100Mbps and gigabit (1000Mbps) speeds, and in both unmanaged and managed models. Managed models offer manual port settings, advanced network traffic control, a10ms self-healing ring, and remote monitoring capabilities. The EKI Media Converters allow connections to be extended over optical fiber cable up to nearly 70 miles (110km) and are available in both 100Mbps and gigabit (100Mbps) speeds, with various types of fiber connectors.
Packaged in a DIN-rail mount metal chassis, the EKI family of Industrial Ethernet products is suited to facilities where panel space is limited. They are also ruggedized for demanding industrial applications, with redundant 12 to 48 VDC power inputs, 4,000 VDC Ethernet ESD protection, power line surge (EFT) protection of 3,000 VDC, and feature standard -10 to 60°C or extended -40 to 75°C operating temperature range to ensure system uptime.
For more information, visit Advantech.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
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