Innovations and trends in explosion protection

In safety systems, does Ethernet-APL offer the same availability and reliability as 4 to 20 mA technology? And is Ethernet-APL not prone to cyber attacks? Time to take stock!

Where remote I/O systems previously functioned as silent data messengers, modern systems nowadays also perform basic control and preprocessing functions. This opens up new degrees of freedom for planners, machine builders and users.

Process control systems + cloud applications running on virtual machines enable flexible remote access to a wide range of systems. Conventional KVM systems are reaching their limits here. They are being replaced with Thin Clients. 

As of September 1, 2023, fluorescent lamps of the common T8 design may no longer be placed on the market. This is a turning point for the industry - and you have to deal with the consequences.

The threat posed by cybercrime is growing at an alarming rate: The EU is responding to this escalating threat with the new NIS 2 Directive. This considerably expands the previous legal framework and entails more stringent security requirements and reporting obligations for companies.

The developers of Ethernet-APL come up with a technology which is helping digitalisation of the field level achieve a breakthrough.