Bronkhorst flowmeters and controllers with Ethernet

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Bronkhorst High-Tech has announced the availability of EtherNet/IP and Modbus-TCP interface options for its mass flow meters and controllers, as well as its digital pressure controllers. Like the previously developed EtherCAT and Profinet communication protocols, EtherNet/IP and Modbus-TCP interfaces are based on Ethernet communication. They can therefore be applied with standard Ethernet cabling and support an unlimited number of nodes.

EtherNet/IP is designed for use in industrial environments and time-critical applications, while Modbus-TCP protocol is used for data exchange between I/O controllers and I/O devices (slave field devices). Bronkhorst instruments can be implemented as Modbus slave devices.

Bronkhorst says it has many years of experience with fieldbus communication. With its ‘multi-bus’ concept, the company offers a choice of nine fieldbus interface options. The wide range of digital metering and control devices is applied in many different markets, such as the food and beverage and chemical industries, gas and fluid analysis equipment, glass and tool coating processes, testing fuel cells for the automotive industry and in machinery used to produce electronic chips, LED lights and solar cells.