The PCH Network Portal provides the opportunity to minimize machine costs, shorten start-up time, and offers built in features to help reduce end-user downtime in factory environments.
The PCH Network Portal is a new approach to ethernet communication modules that redefines and revolutionizes machine I/O architecture. As an ethernet node with IO-Link master capability that supports multiple Industrial Ethernet communication protocols, the PCH Network Portal can communicate with many industrial controllers in the automation industry. The product was engineered for flexible manufacturing applications where machine changes are common, PLC’s are not always accessible, and where obstacles on the plant floor make set up, configuration, and troubleshooting time-consuming. Classified as a Cyber-Physical System for its ability to communicate across machinery, The PCH Portal offers maximum function integration, simplicity of use, and significant architecture cost reductions.
The PCH Network Portal offers several important user benefits. The flexible design minimizes machine costs by using fast and storable configurations, power in and out connectors with safe power capabilities, and optional safe power zones. Intuitive and easy to use interfaces shorten startup time by taking advantage of new connectivity like Bluetooth technology, intuitive port pin configurations, and built-in programming functions. Improved and streamlined diagnostics to the PLC offer localized troubleshooting and can help minimize downtime. These key features revolutionize and advance machine I/O technology on the plant floor.