The Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH, Neckartenzlingen, has added the microFX family to its product portfolio. As an introduction, a compact M12 Multimode connector is being offered which meets the requirements of the protection type IP67. These connectors which are available in two versions enable terminating equipment at the machine level to be connected reliably to the data network or additionally powered even under harsh environmental conditions. Active Multimode transceivers from the microFX family will be launched on the market at the beginning of 2006.The Multimode connectors either have two optical contacts or a combination with two additional power contacts.
The optical interface designed for all common fibre optic cable types is based on standard LC ferrules with a diameter of 1.25 mm and a low insertion loss of less than 0.3 dB. Due to the M12 connection technique, the connectors have a compact housing which has a diameter of only a maximum 20 mm and a length of 60 mm.
Optional, freely configurable versions or pre-assembled cables in standard lengths between 1 and 20 m or customised lengths are on offer.microFX is a joint development of Hirschmann Automation and Control, Souriau and Harting Electric and is marketed independently by each of the three companies under this protected trade name.
Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
The Hirschmann Group has combined its competence in the area of automation technology in the Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH, Neckartenzlingen. The company is also the management company of PAT GmbH, Ettlingen, which is also part of the Hirschmann Group. The products range from network components for Ethernet, Fast-Ethernet and Gigabit-Ethernet, through fieldbus systems to electromechanical connectors for actuators and sensors. Business activities will be enhanced by systems for load indication and load moment limitation that will be marketed under the brand names PAT and KRÜGER.Hirschmann Automation and Control is currently the only company on the market to offer a complete product range for homogeneous data communication using Ethernet.
Hirschmann Ethernet solutions provide a uniform, company-wide communications infrastructure without interface problems and media discontinuities.In the future both Ethernet and fieldbusses will be used at the controller level, as well as at the field level of industrial networks depending on requirements. Hirschmann therefore offers fibre interfaces for bus systems such as Profibus, Modbus or Genius Bus; these interfaces are highly suited to use in close proximity to the process due to their optical fibre technology and their robust design.The connector range includes both products for actuators and sensors, as well as for industrial machine tool and plant manufacture. The selection is rounded off by a wide range of laboratory connectors and complete test equipment sets.
Special cable connection technologies help save time and thus also costs.With its products for load indication and load moment limitation Hirschmann has taken up a leading position on the global market. The line up focuses on microprocessor systems, geometry and force sensors which enhance the availability, cost efficiency and, most notably, the safety of cranes, elevating platforms, and a large number of other types of mobile plant.
Communication is another key element: PAT systems have, for example, integrated communication interfaces allowing construction machinery operators the option of directly communicating with a support center and receiving real-time technical assistance.As specialist for automation technology Hirschmann Automation and Control has developed innovative solutions, which are geared towards its customers’ requirements in terms of performance, efficiency and investment reliability. As a founding member of IAONA (Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance) the company has adopted a major role in the establishment of Ethernet technology as the standard also in the production area.
The Powerlink method from the EPSG (Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group) today already provides an open method for the realisation of hard real-time applications using Ethernet, for example for robot controllers. Hirschmann is also a founding member of the EPSG.The Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH has production sites in Germany and Hungary and subsidiaries in numerous European countries, the USA and Asia.
In 2004 the company, with about 1000 staff world wide, achieved a turnover of €144 million.For more information visit www.hirschmann-usa.com .
