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Wired and wireless in hazardous environments

Products are designed to network enable devices in manufacturing and industrial environments where exposure to volatile liquids and gases and severe temperature ranges is common.

News from Engineeringtalk, 13 August 2008

Wireless routers monitor remote substations

EDF Energy's Networks Branch substations in the South East are being fitted with Sarian MR4110 wireless routers, which allows the company to remotely monitor its electricity substations.

News from Engineeringtalk, 7 May 2008

Router extends reach of ZigBee networks

XBee wall routers are easy-to-install building blocks for self-healing ZigBee networks and ideal for creating robust drop-in networks.

News from Engineeringtalk, 7 December 2007

WAN connects remote sites

The ConnectPort WAN allowed Dorner to IP-enable remote construction sites.

News from Engineeringtalk, 27 September 2007

Radios monitor hoists in dangerous environments

Digi radios are used to warn the operator if operating limits, MSHA or OSHA safety regulations are being exceeded during hoisting of miners and materials.

News from Engineeringtalk, 12 September 2007

Wireless modems monitor remote wells

SADM is able to remotely connect to each pumping station to monitor meter readings and equipment status using wireless modems.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 August 2007

Serial server toughens up for roadside use

The ruggedised PortServer TS HCC MEI is a hardened serial server that makes it easy to Ethernet-enable field devices located along roadsides and at intersections.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 September 2006

Digi International Acquires MaxStream

Completely complementary product lines move Digi into leadership position in wireless device networking

News from Engineeringtalk, 1 August 2006

Passport to network management

The Digi Passport combines console management, IPMI and remote KVM functionality in one box.

News from Engineeringtalk, 17 July 2006

Onboard networking makes it round the world

The ABN Amro One yacht has successfully employed Digi International onboard networking solutions for the length of the 2005/2006 Volvo Ocean Race.

News from Engineeringtalk, 26 June 2006

B and B signs for COM port redirection software

B and B Electronics has licensed the Digi RealPort COM port redirection patent (US patent number 6,047,319) entitled "Network terminal server with full API implementation".

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 March 2005

Power management goes remote

The Digi Remote Power Manager (Digi RPM) family of power control and monitoring devices is billed as most complete line of power management solutions available.

News from Engineeringtalk, 1 November 2004

BBC power distribution is network enabled

Television Systems uses the customisable Digi Connect ME embedded networking solution to network-enable intelligent mains power distribution units for the BBC Broadcast Centre in London.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 July 2004

Software available under licence

Digi International has set up a new software licensing programme for its Digi RealPort software and COM port redirection patent.

News from Engineeringtalk, 9 February 2004

Compact server provides easy device networking

The Digi Connect ME is claimed to be the most powerful and customisable embedded networking solution available, as well as one of the smallest.

News from Engineeringtalk, 8 May 2003

Device servers put legacy PLCs on Ethernet

Osram Sylvania is using Digi One IA device servers to connect the PLCs that control its air compressors to its facility CiTect Scada systems in a cost effective way.

News from Engineeringtalk, 1 May 2003

Acquisition solution speeds offshore surveys

Digi International has been chosen by Quality Positioning Systems (QPS), to create a solution that connects a large number of serial devices with very high data flows to a single PC.

News from Engineeringtalk, 28 February 2003

Acquisition system covers many sources onboard

Digi International was chosen by Quality Positioning Systems (QPS) to create a solution to connect a large number of serial devices with very high data flows to a single PC.

News from Engineeringtalk, 29 January 2003

Award for multiprotocol controller

The Digi One IA RealPort has been selected by Control Engineering Magazine as a winner of a 2002 Editors' Choice Award.

News from Engineeringtalk, 17 January 2003

Ethernet port serves many masters and protocols

The combination of multimaster and multiprotocol capabilities in the new Digi One IA RealPort offers the potential to break down many barriers to wider adoption of Ethernet in industrial automation.

News from Engineeringtalk, 4 November 2002

F11-iP motor maintains 40m/s optimum cutting speed

Parker Hannifin, the provider of motion and control technologies, has developed a hydraulic saw motor that automatically maintains an optimum cutting speed of 40m/s for 35 per cent faster cutting.
Schaeffler launches enhanced ball roller range

The Schaeffler Group has launched a complete family of ball roller bearings, which offers reduced friction and allows bearing mass and width to be decreased by 20 per cent.

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