Red Lion Controls, a manufacturer of innovative technologies dedicated to providing industrial organizations with the ability to access, connect and visualize data, announced the launch of the N-Tron® NT116 unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch, designed for industrial applications that require reliable performance in harsh conditions.

SPW482-13 The NT116 unmanaged switch provides excellent reliability and performance for data acquisition, Ethernet I/O, and process control. The unit features a compact size design with 16 high-performance copper ports (10/100BaseTX RJ45) and a rugged industrial metal housing. The NT116 has excellent shock and vibration resistance, and all ports are integrated with ESD and surge protection. With an excellent 1.2M hours mean Time to failure (MTBF) rating and a wide temperature operating range of -40°C to 85°C, reliable performance is guaranteed in limited Spaces.

To provide robust network support, the NT116 supports full-line communication throughput of up to 3.2 Gb/s. The device adopts store-and-forward technology and supports full-duplex and half-duplex working modes. Provides two 10-49 VDC power input interfaces for redundant power supply.

N-Tron® NT116 is the latest version of the Red Lion 116TX unmanaged Industrial Ethernet switch. In addition to being IEEE 802.3 compliant and certified for Marine, rail and ro-ro vehicles, the new switch is also UL General and Hazardous Place certified.

Red Lion’s new N-Tron® NT116 makes the collection of critical performance data even easier. Its rugged design provides the durability and reliability required in plant floor control networks as well as in extreme environments such as oil and gas, utilities, wastewater, renewable energy, rail, intelligent traffic control and transportation applications.

SPW482-13 Diane Davis, Product Manager, said: “When industrial equipment operators and business leaders have seamless and fast access to their data, they get more value from it. The N-Tron® NT116 unmanaged Industrial Ethernet switch increases efficiency and drives improved operational performance by minimizing downtime and increasing throughput.”