Tinley Park, IL (March 6, 2018) – Panduit Corp. has expanded its IndustrialNet brand to include overmolded cordsets, extending its Ethernet offering to the Industrial edge device. This product line offers high quality patch connections from machines and devices to switches and enclosures on the plant floor. Protocols supported include Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus, and EtherCAT. The cordsets are also industrially rated to IP67/68, NEMA 1, 3, 4, 6, 6P, UL and meet the industrial premise standards for performance, including M.I.C.E. guidelines.

Backed by Panduit’s Limited Product Warranty, the set of RJ45 and M12 products ensures high performance and longevity under harsh environmental conditions. The factory terminated design with slim, overmolded plugs assures reliability and speeds installation time by more than 50% compared to traditional hard wiring.

According to Ryan Lepp, vice president, Industrial Network Infrastructure business, Panduit, “As Smart Manufacturing continues to grow, factories are utilizing more and more Ethernet devices. Networking to support these devices is expanding and becoming mission critical. The overmolded cordset addition to our IndustrialNet brand is part of a comprehensive Panduit solution which delivers robust, TIA standards-based connections from the enterprise to the machine; comprehensively utilising our nearly four-decade history and expertise in low voltage/data communications. A wide range of standard lengths and configurations as well as custom options offer durability to withstand plant floor conditions such as extreme temperatures, high flex, and high vibration.”

Since 1955, Panduit’s culture of curiosity and passion for problem solving have enabled more meaningful connections between companies’ business goals and their marketplace success. Panduit creates leading-edge physical, electrical, and network infrastructure solutions for enterprise-wide environments, from the data centre to the telecom room, from the desktop to the plant floor.