Molex

Molex Incorporated, (NASDAQ: MOLX AND MOLXA), is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a wide array of Automation and Electrical products engineered for superior performance in demanding, harsh, or hazardous industrial environments. As a partner of Molex, Wonderware North can specify and support a wide range of communications hardware and software to support your industrial networking needs.

Molex, through its Brad® product line, provides a complete portfolio of automation infrastructure products. Brad products are ruggedly designed, engineered and constructed to provide easy installation and long-term, reliable performance in harsh environments. Whether you are connecting power, industrial networks, or automation equipment, Brad products are the ideal choice!

Brad Communications

• Network Interfaces: Enable intelligent devices like personal computers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and field devices (input/output, drives) to exchange information through an industrial network.
• Industrial Ethernet Switches: Intelligently forward Ethernet messages, eliminate collisions and provide local consolidation points for your Ethernet network. Switches for both DIN-rail and on-machine harsh environments supporting unmanaged and managed applications are available.
• Gateways: Act as data translators allowing information between networks and devices to be exchanged or routed to their final destination.
• Network Diagnostics: Proactively identify network communication problems by providing a clear understanding of the “health” of the system in real time.
• I/O Simulation: Simulates the behavior of the I/O devices based on real-time feedback received from the controller software. For new installations and retrofits, PICS tests and validates the system before going live saving both time and money. Operator training can also be done using PICS, eliminating risk of injury to both operator and plant-floor equipment.
• Communication Software: The core of BradCommunications™ solutions lies in software tools that enable fast integration of industrial communication into your applications.

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Brad Network Communications

Molex "Empowers the Industrial Infrastructure" with innovative industrial communication, control and connectivity solutions backed by superior service and 20 years of technical expertise in digital fieldbus technology. Our broad range of Brad industrial automation products enables robust, powerful applications to control and monitor factory floor processes and integrate them with management and support systems.

Our Brad product lines, including such globally recognized names as applicom, Brad Harrison, Direct-Link, mPm, RJ-Lnxx and SST, are all designed to help engineers, systems integrators, machine builders and other OEMs successfully implement their industrial networking projects in harsh and demanding industrial environments.

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