A range of connectors is now
available from Cooper Crouse-Hinds
that enables continuous,
uninterrupted Ethernet and USBbased
communications in hazardous
environments.

The new eXLink Ethernet and
eXLink USB connectors are reported
to combine the safety of an
innovative, explosion-protected
connector system with the advantages
of having a continuous
communications infrastructure
between the main, control and
process levels of production plants.

With the new connector system,
Ethernet-based communication
systems can now be used in
hazardous areas. This means that
companies can install and use the
latest IT and communications
infrastructures whilst still fulfiling all
the necessary explosion protection
regulations and standards.