Wireless Solutions for Packaging Automation

Are you looking for control system flexibility in your packaging automation control system? Are you tired of the high cost of maintaining slip rings and festooning cables? Your packaging automation control system doesn’t have to be entangled by costly wires and slip rings. More packaging automation applications are choosing industrial wireless for its flexibility and lower cost. Industrial wireless in your packaging automation control system eliminates the need and the downtime required for festooning costly cabling throughout your plant. Industrial wireless can connect moving equipment to turntables, drums, gantry cranes, stacker/reclaimers and Automated Guided Vehicles.

Wireless is secure. ProSoft Technology’s 802.11n and 802.11abg solutions provide secure 128-bit AES encryption, WPA2 and Radius security features, ensuring secure networking with advance authentication and encryption.

• Fast Roaming
• Fast 802.11n / MIMO speeds to 300 Mbps
• C1D2 and ATEX Zone 2 rated
• -40 to +75 C operating temperature
• Extreme shock/vibration rated
• Secure Digital configuration storage for quick field replacement
• 802.11i security with 128 bit AES encryption

802.11abg Industrial Hotspot

• 2.4 and 5 GHz
• 802.11abg up to 54 Mbps
• 5 miles point to point with high gain antennas

802.11abgn High Power Industrial Hotspot RLX2-IHNF

• 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
• 802.11abgn up to 300 Mbps

802.11a Industrial Broadband RLX2-IHA

• 5 GHz
• 802.11abg up to 54 Mbps
• 5 miles point to point with high gain antennas

ProSoft Wireless Designer

This free software tool provides helps our customers to easily design and document a ProSoft wireless project.

Industrial Cellular Gateway ICX30-HWC

• Secure access to remote devices over 3G cellular service
• Does not require installation of legacy phone lines
• Support for Ethernet and Serial devices

EtherNet/IP™ based control systems are able to access critical data

ProSoft i-View Mobile App

This mobile SCADA app is designed to provide users with a window into an automation controller using an iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone by utilizing a new or existing ProSoft wireless network.

Mobile or remote workers with authorized devices are able to monitor and modify control wirelessly, and now, using the new barcode scanner feature, are able to scan information from skids, pallets, products and more, and have it automatically recorded to the PLC.