Main Certifications Involved In Industrial Switches

Industrial Switch is a ethernet switch equipment used in industrial automation production applications, designed for high reliability, efficiency, high capacity, and anti-interference. It is a key device for achieving interoperability, intelligence, and scalability among various industrial network interface protocols. Compared to ordinary ethernet switches, industrial switches have a wider operating temperature range, can protect against electromagnetic interference, and maintain reliability in harsh environments. At the same time, they also consider industrial automation features such as convenient on-site maintenance.

Industrial switches are mainly used in the field of industrial automation, such as power, smart home, transportation, robotics, security, petrochemical, coal and other heavy industry fields. They are used to connect automation equipment such as computers, sensors, actuators, PLCs, and therefore carry key tasks such as connecting production processes, recording data, and intelligent decision-making.

Industrial switches are usually installed using DIN, with smaller size, unique industrial grade cooling design, multiple power protection technologies (such as industrial grade, reversible, etc.), and a wide range of network protocol support (including but not limited to RSTP, IGMP protocol, QOS protocol, SNMP, HTTP, etc.). At the same time, industrial switches are usually equipped with rich connection interfaces, which can provide more ports on a single device. At the same time, they also support fiber channel module cards to transmit large amounts of data on gigabit networks, improving network connection speed and data transmission efficiency.

The certification of industrial switches mainly involves the following aspects:

FCC certification: The certification mark of the Federal Communications Commission is mainly used to ensure that the industrial switch will not interfere with other electronic equipment or broadcast transmission system. FCC certification is one of the necessary certifications for sales in the US market.

CE certification: The EU export certification mark requires industrial switches to comply with relevant European safety, health, and environmental requirements.

RoHS certification: According to the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive, industrial switches should comply with relevant regulations for controlling the use of harmful substances.

UL certification: The certification mark provided by the American security organization Underwriters Laboratories Inc. indicates that the industrial switch complies with relevant security standards.

CCC certification: China's mandatory product certification system requires industrial switches to comply with relevant national standards such as safety, health, and environmental protection.

EMC certification: Industrial switches should pass electromagnetic compatibility testing to ensure that they can operate normally in different electromagnetic environments and will not cause interference to other devices.

In addition to the above certification, industrial switches also need to comply with relevant physical and environmental standards, such as IP waterproof level, temperature resistance range, dust prevention, vibration resistance, and other regulations. These authentication marks are important symbols to ensure the safe and reliable operation of industrial switches, and can also provide users with more reliable standardized services.