Industrial Factory Automation

New left- and right-hand plugs have been added to Tyco 's line of wire-to-board, Eurostyle terminal blocks. This product extension provides additional configurations of wire-access angles to the standard 3.5 and 3.81mm vertical and right-angle headers. Specific applications of this product include control, input/output and field wiring. A key feature of the plugs is their multiple-wire access angles, which mate with 90 and 270deg header interfaces. Their rising, screw-clamp orientation mates to industry-standard open and closed-end headers on the same centreline spacing. In addition, they are end-to-end stackable without loss of centreline spacing. The plugs are UL recognised and serve the industrial-control, communication-equipment and HVAC-control markets. Other product options include custom marking, printing and colour selection.

Molex has introduced more robust versions of its RJ-45 Ethernet plugs and jacks for use in industrial, marine and telecom applications. Designed for compact applications requiring high-density and high-protection levels, the IP67-/IP20-rated connectors are built in accordance with the Profinet specification. Extended usage of Ethernet applications from office floors to the factory level requires RJ-45 connectors with an enhanced protection level and Category 5 (100Mbit/s fast Ethernet) performance. Typical industrial applications include Profinet-driven robotic devices. Molex's IP20 data plug is the smallest RJ-45 Ethernet plug and the only version to which 22 AWG cables may be connected to support insulation displacement technology (IDT). The connector is designed with a standard grid of just 14mm, which provides maximum packing density in the application, according to Molex. The IP67-rated data plug version features a push-pull housing that can be locked and unlocked using one h...