Ethernet Products link enterprise systems to factory floor.
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M12 D-code Ethernet connectors and cordsets provide optimal Cat5e performance from office environment to harsh environments of factory floors. Offered in shielded and unshielded versions, cordsets are available with standard M12 threaded connectors or Ultra-lock(TM) connection system. PVC-jacketed cable suits general-purpose applications, and PUR jacketed cable offers flexibility and resistance to oil-based fluids. M12 to RJ-45 cordsets are also available.
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BradConnectivity(TM) Announces the New M12 Ethernet Product Line
Rugged M12 Ethernet connection system to link enterprise systems to the factory floor
April 18, 2007, Hannover, Germany and Lisle, IL USA. - Woodhead Industries, a division of Molex, (NASDAQ: MOLX AND MOLXA), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of automation and electrical products for industrial environments, announces a new line of M12 Ethernet connectors and cordsets. The company introduced the industry's first industrial Ethernet RJ-Lnxx® connection system, in 2002 using an RJ-45 format and is now expanding its broad Ethernet portfolio with a family of M12 D-code connectors and cordsets. This rugged industry-standard Ethernet connection system provides superior Cat5e performance from the office environment to the harsh, demanding environment of the factory floor. The new product line will be commercially available April, 2007.
Key features of the M12 Ethernet product family include:
· Cordsets are available with standard M12 threaded connectors or the higher-performance Ultra-lock(TM) connection system. The Ultra-Lock connection system is the fastest, easiest and most secure connection ever introduced.
· Cordsets available in both unshielded versions suitable for most applications and shielded versions for electrically noisy and environmentally demanding locations.
· Both mechanically tough PVC-jacketed cable for general-purpose applications and PUR jacketed cable for increased flexibility and higher resistance to oil-based fluids are available.
· Straight and 90° versions are available.
· M12 to RJ-45 versions are also part of the cordset suite.
· Receptacles accept both standard threaded and Ultra-lock(TM) cordsets, providing maximum design flexibility to OEMs. They are available in front panel-mount or back panel-mount, with PG9 and M16 mounting options.
The company offers a complete line of Ethernet solutions through its PC interfaces, switches, gateways, diagnostic tools, I/O simulation software, cordsets, connectors, receptacles, and IP67 on-machine & IP20 in-cabinet I/O modules.
More information on these and other Brad® automation solutions can be found by going to www.woodhead.com or www.molex.com
About Woodhead Industries
Woodhead Industries, a division of Molex Incorporated, (NASDAQ: MOLX AND MOLXA), is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide array of Automation and Electrical products engineered for superior performance in demanding, harsh, or hazardous industrial environments. Woodhead Industries "Empowers the Industrial Infrastructure" with innovative products and solutions that extend from mechanical, electrical and electronics, to communications/networking devices and diagnostic software. Woodhead Industries' Brad® lines of Automation products include such globally recognized names as applicom®, Direct-Link(TM), mPm®, RJ-Lnxx® and SST(TM). The Woodhead family of Electrical products include globally recognized names such as Aero-Motive®, Daniel Woodhead®, Watertite® and Super-Safeway®. Molex operates from 54 locations in 18 countries spanning North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. For more information, please visit www.woodhead.com or www.molex.com
For more information, contact:
Company Contact
Larry Wegner
Director of Marketing Communications
Tel: 847.753.6986
Email: Larry.Wegner@woodhead.com
