“As manufacturers work to increase productivity and reduce downtime, they often face challenges related to limited data access and complex panel installations. The EtherNet/IP In-cabinet Solution addresses these issues by streamlining communication between devices inside the panel, improving real-time data availability and making it easier to install, scale and maintain motor control systems over time.“
Rockwell Automation, Inc. , the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced new capabilities of its EtherNet/IP™ In-cabinet Solution, expanding support for additional motor control and protection devices. The update enables manufacturers to connect more components inside the control panel, simplify wiring and gain deeper diagnostic insight, without redesigning their existing architecture.
As manufacturers work to increase productivity and reduce downtime, they often face challenges related to limited data access and complex panel installations. The EtherNet/IP In-cabinet Solution addresses these issues by streamlining communication between devices inside the panel, improving real-time data availability and making it easier to install, scale and maintain motor control systems over time.
The expanded release adds a supplemental power tap and extends EtherNet/IP connectivity to additional motor control components, including 140ME Motor Protective Switching Devices and E100 Electronic Overload Relays through a 100-E Contactor communication module. These enhancements help manufacturers build smarter, more connected control panels while improving diagnostics and overall system visibility.
“The EtherNet/IP In‑cabinet Solution continues to transform how customers design and deploy control panels,” said Kelly Passineau, product manager at Rockwell Automation. “With the addition of a supplemental power tap and connections for additional panel components, we’re giving them even more ways to reduce installation time, improve diagnostics and build intelligent, data- driven systems with less complexity.”
