Industrial switch to be installed on factory floor

[lozaning]

Does anyone know of a company that makes a switch that meant to be deployed in a harsh industrial environment. We need a switch that can be installed in a factory that does graphite milling so the switch cant have fans, but needs to withstand 100_ degree temps. Im looking for something that has 24 GbE ports and at least 1 fibre GbE uplinks. Have any of you guys deployed anything like this?

 

[goodcooper]

it would probably be best just to get a filtered cabinet for it...

then you can use any switch you'd like...

 

[Wrench00]

I'm a huge fan of Life time warranty.. Hp Procurve all the way.

 

[feffrey]

Take a look at Moxa Switches
http://www.moxa.com/product/Industrial_Ethernet_Switches.htm
They have models that will do -25C and 75C temp ranges and are sealed.
We have a few of them and they are working pretty good.

 

[orienz]

lol better get a good casing for it that has it's own cooling or else that's gonna melt lol

 

[schnell]

Moxa switches are the way to go for sure. I have seen them used in industrial freezer applications that would kill any normal off the shelf equipment.

 

[shizzu]

it is cisco's industrial switch, fanless and operates from very low to very high temps and they have expansion modules to provide as many ethernet or fiber ports as you need and a DIN rail system that is apparently commonly used in industrial environments.

 

[dashpuppy]

Moxa switches are the way to go for sure. I have seen them used in industrial freezer applications that would kill any normal off the shelf equipment.

exactly, and i doubt hp will warranty your switch every day for it breaking in condition's it's not designed for.. Cisco too.

 

[Blitzrommel]

We used Moxa switches for all of our industrial automation equipment, pretty much solely for putting PLCs to our network. I hold them in high regard. I can't say the same for Baldor.