Gateway provides remote monitoring of processes.
Press Release Summary:
EM Gateway adapts standard controllers to Ethernet networks, allowing users to monitor and control processes remotely through PCs. It communicates with Watlow legacy controllers via Modbus(TM) EIA 485/EIA 232 communications network, and provides operator interface by serving web pages to host Internet browser. Gateway supports up to 16 controllers in any combination, making it suitable for applications that require multiple loops of control.
Original Press Release:
Watlow's EM Gateway Provides Inexpensive Solution for Remote Monitoring of Processes
St. Louis - Watlow's new EM Gateway delivers an immediate, cost effective solution for adapting Watlow standard controllers to Ethernet networks, allowing users to monitor and control processes remotely through PCs with Ethernet connections.
Ethernet networks allow an instantaneous exchange of information between processing equipment and a company's management system. Watlow's EM Gateway provides a quick and inexpensive alternative to purchasing new controllers capable of communicating data within the customer's existing system. By eliminating the need for specialized software, the EM Gateway allows users to adapt their existing Watlow controllers for Ethernet capabilities, providing identical remote monitoring and control functions at a fraction of the cost.
"Watlow believes a gateway device is an attractive solution because it replaces the need for companies to modify every controller," explained Roger Weichers, Watlow Winona Product Manager.
The EM Gateway enables users to perfom key control operations, such as process monitoring, making set points changes and managing alarms, from remote locations. It communicates with Watlow legacy controllers via a Modbus(TM) EIA 485/EIA 232 communications network, and provides an operator interface by serving web pages to the host Internet browser.
The EM Gateway supports up to 16 controllers in any combination, making it ideal for applications that require multiple loops of control. Watlow's EM Gateway is a standard stock product available for quick shipment, and is backed by a three-year warranty.
About Watlow
Since the company's founding in 1922, Watlow has brought its thermal expertise to numerous applications, including semiconductor, power generation, plastics processing, foodservice equipment, life sciences, aerospace and others. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Watlow is the largest custom designer and manufacturer of industrial heaters, sensors, controllers and software with offices and manufacturing facilities around the world.
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