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As a highly respected manufacturer of products and solutions for use in hazardous area control and instrumentation applications, Pepperl+Fuchs is ideally placed to provide knowledge and expertise via our dedicated trainers to those companies and individuals working in potentially explosive hazardous area environments....
Pepperl+Fuchs offers a comprehensive package covering all aspects of functional safety in mechanical and plant engineering. It is based on a broad equipment portfolio from its own production environment and comprises tailor-made safety concepts along with a structured range of training options....
Using electrical components in hazardous areas requires solutions that provide reliable protection and all of the relevant certifications. Pepperl+Fuchs has decades of experience in this field, so its remote I/O solutions have been proven to meet the strict requirements. Due to an outstanding level of expertise and high-quality components, both standardized and engineered Pepperl+Fuchs solutions are ready for use quickly and can be integrated into a wide range of applications....
Collecting and analysing maintenance-related data is the foundation for predictive maintenance in industry. To ensure that data is collected and recorded as thoroughly as possible, each plant should be fully integrated, including those in hazardous areas. Intrinsically safe mobile devices close the digitalisation gap in hazardous areas since they enable information and data sets to be analysed and exchanged in real time, anywhere in the plant....
Pepperl+Fuchs offers a comprehensive package covering all aspects of functional safety in mechanical and plant engineering. It is based on a broad equipment portfolio from its own production environment and comprises tailor-made safety concepts along with a structured range of training and training options....
Pepperl+Fuchs unveils a new series of local control units made of plastic material for use in hazardous areas 1/21 and 2/22. The products for electrical explosion protection, developed with Ex db eb protection types, feature a modern design, rapid availability, and high resistance. In addition to many standard variants, three compact and two flexible sizes are available for customized configuration, with up to five operating elements in one unit....
From hazardous areas to the cloud, the Ethernet APL switch provides the connection from Ethernet to APL and Profibus PA instruments. It combines a 2 wire loop powered connection with a reliable straightforward network structure. It is fully duplex, using cable lengths of 200 meters at 10 Mbps for each instrument....
As a highly respected manufacturer of products and solutions for use in hazardous area control and instrumentation applications, Pepperl+Fuchs is ideally placed to provide knowledge and expertise via our dedicated trainers to those companies and individuals working in potentially explosive hazardous area environments....
Users of process automation currently have high expectations for Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) to enable end-to-end digital communication without gateways or protocol conversions in the field of process plants. There is no discussion about connectors in the process industry because rugged terminals are preferred. This article explains the minor differences between Ethernet-APL and SPE, and the impact that Ethernet-APL is having....
When it comes to using electrical equipment to control or monitor systems in hazardous areas, a close inspection quickly reveals how well enclosure solutions with purge and pressurization from Pepperl+Fuchs are suited for this....