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Leading industrial network infrastructure provider Belden announced new hardware and software offerings, including a next-generation firewall (NGFW) for rolling stock, a new industrial edge gateway, mini-Wi-Fi 6 radios, and OT to cloud connectivity software.
The new Hirschmann EAGLE40-6M Train Firewalls meet the demands of railway rolling stock with industrial firewall capabilities and multiple industry-relevant certifications. The robust design allows them to withstand moving trains while providing maximum data security through deep packet inspection of onboard rolling stock communication protocols, real-time traffic monitoring, and relevant certifications and features.
The new Hirschmann OpEdge-4D Industrial Edge Gateways feature hazardous location approvals and run applications that make operational data more actionable. OpEdge industrial edge gateway devices can run applications and process data locally at the edge, turning data into insights where they can best be used. OpEdge-4D supports deployment of edge applications via containers, which can be installed either locally through the device interface or at scale via the Belden Horizon Console, while the OpEdge-8D device enables edge application deployment via either virtual machines or containers and integrates into the Belden Horizon Console. Employing a secure, easy-to-use operating system, the OpEdge-4D supports companies in any industry, including process manufacturing, material handling, transportation, and energy.
The new ProSoft ProLinx Edge Mini Radios feature hitless roaming of less than 100 milliseconds, enabling large-scale applications of plant-floor, SCADA automation, process control systems, and mobile worker Wi-Fi infrastructure. The hotspot supports client modes and the 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 technology provides reliable connectivity for hundreds of devices, particularly for busy material handling and logistics applications. It operates in the 2.4 or 5 GHz bands, including DFS channels. The radio’s space saving compact design allows direct mounting on-board AGVs and AGCs. The 802.11ax MIMO & Channel bonding supports demanding wireless applications such as Ethernet I/O and high-resolution video. The included IH Browser configuration and monitoring software allows the user to view network topology, assign IP addresses, monitor network diagnostics, and update radio firmware.
CloudRail’s Managed OT-to-Cloud Connectivity software enables organizations to connect modern devices with standard protocols and retrofit older machines with sensors to gather, normalize and process data. CloudRail streamlines industrial data acquisition, preprocessing it locally before cloud transmission. Supporting new and existing setups, it employs standards like OPC-UA for modern equipment and retrofits older machines with secondary sensors. Automatic data normalization for 12,000+ sensors reduces the time to connect machines to the cloud from weeks to hours. Additionally, CloudRail provides a secure, cloud-based device management solution for globally distributed edge devices' deployment, management, and updates.
Find out more about digital transformation at the industrial IoT edge, as well as our just-released analysis of the market for Industrial and Outdoor Wireless LAN Infrastructure.