Into the field of process plants with ethernet
Summary
This standardisation for Ethernet on the familiar two-wire cable, driven by 12 suppliers, enables long cable runs, power supply and explosion protection with intrinsic safety as integral components. Ethernet-APL eliminates barriers to data flow, helping all stakeholders in the plant lifecycle to simplify designs, get plants up and running faster, keep them up and running better, and thus better manage risk. The first infrastructure components are available, such as the Ethernet APL Rail Field Switch. The connections for field devices can be 200m long and are intrinsically safe for Zone 2 (Ex ic). FieldConnex stands for highly reliable digital communication in the field of the process plant and first-class support from the experts at Pepperl+Fuchs.