Fieldbus Portfolio Expanded By Implementing Ethernet/ip Into Controller & Converter Series

Phil Black - PII Editor 23/11/2016

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Baumüller supplements its converter series b maXX 5000 with EtherNet/IP
Baumüller, the manufacturer of drive and automation solutions in Nuremberg, is expanding its communications offers by implementing EtherNet/IP into the controller and converter series b maXX 5000

Baumüller, the manufacturer of drive and automation solutions in Nuremberg, is expanding its fieldbus portfolio by implementing EtherNet/IP into the controller and converter series b maXX 5000.
EtherNet/IP (Ethernet Industrial Protocol) is an open industry standard for industrial real-time Ethernet based on TCP/IP and UDP/IP. The advantage of EtherNet/IP is that it ensures uniformity from the company network through the Internet or other IP networks all the way to the production networks. This makes it possible to establish a uniform flow of information within the company but also with its suppliers and beyond. EtherNet/IP is specified and maintained by ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association).
In addition to EtherNet/IP, Baumüller supports standard Ethernet and fieldbus systems such as Sercos, POWERLINK, CANopen, ProfiNet, Varan and EtherCAT. The Nuremberg-based automation company also offers flexible and adaptable communication with its especially wide selection of fieldbuses.
The stackable b maXX 5000 series is available in performance classes for motor outputs of 1 to 90 kW and impresses with its high-performance power units for air, water and cold plate cooling methods, flexible expandability and connectivity to a uniform communication concept. Baumüller thus offers one of the most compact devices of this performance class on the market.