Belden has today announced an extension of its world-class range of coaxial digital video cables and connectors in the EMEA region by introducing the Broadcast industry’s first HD Digital Video cables with improved Electro Magnetic Compatibility performance for increased uptime and signal integrity. Duobond Plus HD Digital Video cables are able to deliver SD, HD and 3G video with guaranteed signal integrity over longer transmission distances, h...

Belden offers a wide range of connectivity solutions within its Lumberg Automation product program for the EMEA region. These include solutions for connecting sensors and actuators to local I/O stations or control systems. Previously the domain of fieldbus systems, this area is seeing an increasing use of Industrial Ethernet or special Ethernet-based standards. This trend is particularly strong in the area of mechanical engineering, says Andrej L...

Belden has introduced the industry’s first environment-sealed BNC Connector, the new Watertight Locking 1-Piece HD Brilliance BNC Compression Connector in the EMEA region. This new connector maximizes broadcast signal integrity, quality, performance and durability by preventing moisture from entering the front and back of the Connector and restricting movement of the BNC head.

Belden has extended its Lumberg Automation product program in the EMEA region to include new molded M12 male and female right-angle connectors with 360° shielding. These permit the reliable transmission of analog and digital data, even in environments with strong electromagnetic fields. The connectors are available as either single-ended or double-ended cordsets for actuators/sensors, Profibus and Ethernet cables, and connection cables. The angu...

Belden has launched four new PoE switches in the OCTOPUS series of its Hirschmann range in the EMEA region. Their integrated power supplies reduce cabling requirements, facilitating cost-effective solutions with a high level of operational reliability. They are available with a power supply of 24-48 V or 72-110 V. The new switches also occupy considerably less space than those with an external power supply and are also easier to install and maint...

Belden says Schneider Electric has selected the company’s Tofino Security technology to protect its industrial automation systems. Schneider Electric’s new ConneXium Tofino Security Solution is a suite of products that hardens industrial systems against network incidents and cyberattacks, improving operational security, reliability and performance.

Belden has launched a new Robotic product program for the Lumberg Automation range in the EMEA region. The Lumflex STL 500 is a UL-certified, four-pole control cable with a torsional strength of +/- 720° per meter. It is also fire-retardant, resistant to lubricants, acids, alkalis and UV radiation, and capable of withstanding welding sparks. The operating temperature range is -45°C to +80°C.

Belden has announced the EMEA region launch of the OCTOPUS Train-BP, a new managed IP67 switch in its Hirschmann product range. This switch, which is available with 8, 16 or 24 Fast Ethernet ports (10/100 BASE TX), has been especially developed for use in trains. It fulfills all the specific EMC and fire prevention requirements for rail vehicles and also has numerous redundancy mechanisms plus two uplink ports with bypass relays. This means that ...

Belden has added with the RSP-Smart, an inexpensive variant to the tried and tested family of RSP switches in its Hirschmann product range in the EMEA region. Like the other devices in the family, this managed switch is able to withstand electrostatic discharges, magnetic fields and strong vibrations.

Belden has extended its award-winning line of broadcast products in the EMEA region with the launch of two Brilliance microphone cables that are setting new benchmarks in strength and digital audio performance. Brilliance 1776 - Belden’s strongest microphone cable to date - and compact digital microphone cable Brilliance 2221 – the finest performing digital cable available - offer maximum toughness and flexibility for analog and digital appli...

Belden has added new Wash-down connectors to its Lumberg Automation product program in the EMEA region. Optionally available as single-ended or double-ended actuator/sensor cordsets, these connectors come with an M8 or M12 thread and a hexagonal stainless steel coupling nut. Resistant to aggressive chemicals and cleaning agents, these new connectors have an operating temperature range of -40 to +105 °C.

Belden has introduced in the EMEA region an entirely new operating system for the managed switches in its Hirschmann product program – HiOS. Specially developed to meet requirements in the automation sector, this operating system will be initially available in two Layer 2 versions, with a Layer 3 version due to be launched in the course of 2013.

Belden Inc is supplying a major train manufacturer in the EMEA region with Fast Ethernet networks to be used in its latest generation of rail vehicles. These networks, which will transmit both operating data and passenger information, are based on robust managed Ethernet switches and WLAN access points with routing functions from the Hirschmann OCTOPUS and BAT series. These conform to the EN 50155 standard covering electronic equipment used on ro...

Belden Inc supplied optical communications technology from its Hirschmann brand for Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines used to construct the Katzenberg rail tunnel in southern Germany. This tunnel, which is scheduled to go into operation by the end of 2012, will form part of the new high-speed link between Karlsruhe and Basel in Switzerland.

Belden has founded the Connectivity Center to speed up customer-specific developments in the EMEA region. Customer-specific developments are offered for connectors and cordsets as well as for active and passive I/O modules for fieldbus or Ethernet networks from its Lumberg Automation brand.

Belden has today announced three new I/O modules, for the EMEA region, in the new LioN-R series from Lumberg Automation, which can be used to securely connect sensors and actuators to EtherNet/IP networks under rugged environmental conditions.

Belden has announced that it has expanded its SPIDER family with the addition of two new unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet switches as part of its Hirschmann brand in the EMEA region. The SPIDER II Giga EEC Pro, available with either five twisted pair ports (10/100/1000 Mbit/s) or two additional SFP slots for fibre optic transceivers (1000 BASE-SX/LX), supports Quality of Service compliant with IEEE 802.1D.

Belden has launched from its Hirschmann product range an industry-grade IP65 WLAN client called BAT-C. This basic and inexpensive client can be cost-effectively deployed in any WLAN installation where there is no need for high-end clients. Supporting the new IEEE 802.11n transmission standard, the BAT-C has a data rate of up to 150 Mbps.

The new M12 receptacle connectors from Belden's Lumberg Automation product range can be used to connect control units to ProfiNet/Profibus networks via bus modules as well as to transmit analog data at field level. Integrated shielding between devices brings a high level of functional reliability. The receptacle connectors are available with assembled control cables or with printed contacts for PCB mounting.

Belden’s new OpenBAT range from Hirschmann is the first modular system to enable industry-standard WLAN access points and clients to be configured via the internet. This range, comprising the BAT-R (IP20) and BAT-F (IP67) series, supports the IEEE 802.11n transmission standard, which facilitates data speeds of up to 450Mbps in both the 5GHz and the 2.4GHz bands.