The Benefits of Applying Industrial Switches

Industrial Switch is also called industrial Ethernet switch, that is, Ethernet communication equipment used in industrial Internet and industrial digital intelligent control field. Because of the standard TCP/IP network adopted, its openness is good, its application is wide, and its high performance and high reliability, Ethernet communication technology has become the main communication standard in industrial control field.

Industrial switch is mainly used for real-time Ethernet data transmission in complex industrial environment. In the design of Ethernet, because it uses carrier sense multiplexing conflict detection, its reliability is greatly reduced in the complex industrial environment, resulting in the failure of ordinary Ethernet switches. The industrial switch adopts the storage conversion switching mode, improves the Ethernet communication speed at the same time, and has built-in intelligent alarm design to monitor the network operation, so as to ensure the reliable and stable operation of Ethernet in the harsh and dangerous industrial environment. Industrial switches have higher requirements for the selection of components, and should better adapt to the needs of industrial production sites.

So what are the benefits of applying industrial switches? In the world where everything is connected, reliable and fast Ethernet connection becomes more and more important. For enterprises that rely on Ethernet to carry out overall operations, the application of industrial switches can change the rules of the game more flexibly. It has four major advantages:

1. Improve speed and reliability

One of the greatest benefits of applying industrial switches is the speed and reliability they provide. Unlike the standard Ethernet switch designed for office applications, the industrial switch is designed to solve high-speed data transmission without discarding data files. This is particularly important for enterprises that rely on real-time data (such as manufacturing or logistics enterprises).

2. Improve robustness and durability

The original intention of the industrial switch is to bear extreme industrial environment, such as extreme temperature, vibration and dust, and redundancy is usually considered during construction. This also makes them particularly suitable for application in construction sites, warehouses and other harsh environments.

3. Flexibility and customization

Another advantage of industrial switches is that they can provide a higher level of flexibility and customization compared with commercial switches. This is mainly because they are generally used in mission-critical applications. In such applications, it is usually necessary to adjust the network settings to meet the specific needs of applications, such as industrial ring network switches, managed industrial switches, and so on.

4. Improve security

Another advantage of applying industrial switches is that they bring high security. Most industrial switches have built-in security functions, such as port security and access control list (ACL).

Because the industrial environment has very high requirements for the reliability of the industrial control network, the industrial Ethernet is required to have a strong redundancy function, the industrial control has high requirements for the real-time of communication, and the industrial environment is very bad, which often requires the industrial Ethernet equipment to operate in an environment with strong electromagnetic interference, severe vibration, dust, ultra-high temperature, or ultra-low temperature for a long time. The industrial switch is specially designed for harsh industrial environment and has reliable redundancy function, making it an ideal choice for industrial control communication.

Based on the above advantages, the industrial switch market is mainly applied in various fields such as power automation, factory automation, coal mine automation, rail transit, wind power and wind power, followed by metallurgy, petroleum and petrochemical, road traffic control automation, building automation control system, oilfield control automation, hydropower station control automation, computer room monitoring system, water conservancy monitoring, environmental protection monitoring and other industrial control automation places. Industrial switch is applied in some industrial sites with harsh environmental conditions for its high protection level (generally IP40), strong electromagnetic compatibility (EMS4) and stable working performance, providing strong guarantee for industrial communication.