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According to IDC’s IT/OT convergence survey*, more than 30% of organisations are planning to integrate operational data from systems such as data historian software, industrial control systems, and asset management into their enterprise data governance model for the first time. Closed OT systems will need to move towards a more open OT architecture, which creates new challenges and breaks old models for operating and securing OT networks. Seamless and real-time network communication is the key to turning data into a valuable asset and to ensure continuous operations.

In IIoT, many system integrators and engineers face the critical challenge of finding a secure and reliable IIoT-gateway solution that offers regular security patches to remedy system vulnerabilities in a timely manner.

Moxa Inc., a leader in industrial communications and networking, announced the launch of its next-generation industrial Ethernet switches, the EDS-4000/G4000 Series. The EDS-4000/G4000 Series includes 68 models that will help Moxa’s customers build future-proof industrial networks to strengthen operational resilience in industrial spaces such as power, transportation, maritime, and factory automation.

SPE provides smaller, lighter cables with high bandwidth to transmit data  from remote sensors to help optimize production systems. Reliable data from edge devices will allow companies to maximize IIoT using Ethernet technology.

LAPP’s EPIC® Industrial Connectors work to provide solutions for all connectivity needs.  Whether the application be power, control, signal or data communication, EPIC® connectors offer performance you can count on.

To overcome serial communication challenges, Moxa’s serial connectivity solutions enable your serial device connectivity effortlessly. Their serial connectivity product portfolio includes multiport serial boards, USB-to-serial converters, serial device servers, and serial-to-Ethernet protocol gateways that fulfil your different demands in connecting your serial devices into modern systems.

To keep up with changing connectivity requirements while saving you time and effort, the EDS-2000 Series unmanaged switches install-and-forget durability and extra compact size design continually meet your demands for flexibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. That’s why the EDS-2000 Series has already gained widespread positive recognition from industrial automation engineers in the US and Japan since its release in 2020.

Moxa’s rugged palm-sized Arm-based UC-2100 computers are reliable and secure IIoT gateways with Ethernet and ESD-protected serial ports. The mean time between failures (MTBF) is up to 1,600,000 hours and the preinstalled Debian-based Moxa Industrial Linux comes with 10-year lifecycle support. This makes the computers ideal for cost- and space-constrained industrial scenarios.

Moxa's NAT-102 Series Network Address Translation (NAT) devices are designed to simplify the IP configuration of machines in existing network infrastructure and provide basic cybersecurity protection for factory automation environments.

Retrofitting substations with our new MGate 5119 Series IEC 61850 gateways are easy and secure. Our gateways provide DNP3/IEC 101/IEC 104/Modbus-to-IEC 61850 protocol conversions, easy-to-use functions to simplify configuration and troubleshooting, and security-hardened features based on the IEC 62443 and NERC CIP standards, and protocol encryption functions to enhance communication security. With these features, the MGate 5119 Series IEC 61850 gateways are a perfect fit for substation retrofit projects.