Network Communications

Woodhead Industries "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.

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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.

Industrial networks currently supported include:
AS-Interface > CANopen > CC-Link > ControlNet >
Data Highway Plus > DeviceNet > Ethernet >
Interbus > Modbus > Modbus Plus > Profibus >
Reliance AutoMax DCS/RIO > Serial > WorldFIP

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DeviceNet Solutions

An active member of the ODVA, Woodhead Industries provides the most complete product offering and technical support for your DeviceNet network - including gateways, diagnostic tools, network interface cards, PLC interface modules, physical media and I/O devices.

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Industrial Ethernet Solutions

Brad automation solutions for Industrial Ethernet include cordsets, receptacles, field attachable connectors, I/O modules, PC interfaces, gateways, switches, diagnostic tools and simulation software. Applications include supervisory HMI messaging, real-time control, bridging networks & devices, physical connections in harsh environments and I/O communications.

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PROFIBUS Solutions

Brad automation solutions for PROFIBUS include cordsets, receptacles, field attachable connectors, I/O modules, PC & PLC interfaces, gateways, diagnostic tools and simulation software. Applications include supervisory HMI messaging, real-time control, bridging networks & devices, physical connections in harsh environments and I/O communications.

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Serial Solutions

Protocols supported include:

Allen-Bradley - DF1

GE Fanuc / Alstom - SNP-X

Elsag Bailey - Data Link

Modbus - ASCII & RTU, JBus

Moeller Group - SucomA

Omron - Sysmac Way

Saia Burgess - S-Bus

Siemens - 3964 / 3964R

Siemens - AS511

Siemens - PPI/PPI+

Siemens - Ti-Dir

Schneider - Uni-Telway

Gateways
Network Interface Cards
Communication Software
I/O Simulation Software

WorldFIP Solutions

Network Interface Cards
Communication Software