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News Release from: Moxa Technologies
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 September 2005
Website focuses on marine applications
A new marine theme website highlights industrial Ethernet in maritime and offshore applications.
Moxa has set sail for maritime markets The DNV Type Approval certification Moxa received earlier this year provides added proof that Moxa's industrial Ethernet switches and media convertors are well suited for use in adverse marine-type environments
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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To inform (and impress) potential customers, the company has set up a professional theme site, accessible via the normal Moxa website.
The marine theme site highlights industrial Ethernet in maritime and offshore applications.
DNV helps the maritime industry manage risk in all phases of a ship's life, and DNV certification for devices used as part of maritime and offshore applications is highly coveted.
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Typical applications can benefit from using DNV certified industrial Ethernet to integrate traditional devices.
Examples include battleships, ocean liners, offshore drilling platforms, tide-power generation systems, and offshore windmill farms.
In recent years, communication networks for maritime and offshore applications have received a boost from the trend of using Ethernet networks to integrate the operation of distributed systems.
This trend of using Ethernet for industrial applications has taken a new twist with the realisation that Ethernet can be used to solve communication problems for a number of marine applications.
Industrial Ethernet is in high demand for battleships, as battleships need to integrate all of the essential information of a combat situation to aid the commander in analysing information about the battle, and to make tactical decisions.
The new website has a Flash animation that demonstrates three main systems - weapons, communication and power - all of which communicate via Ethernet networks.
Except for integrating the communication network with one single, open protocol, modern Ethernet technologies such as network control, network management and network redundancy can also ease the management of maritime and offshore applications.
Moxa industrial Ethernet products offer more than "just" Ethernet.
Industrial Ethernet is applied widely in maritime and offshore applications.
Examples include ocean liners, ship engine systems, seaport power substations, battleship combat systems, tide-power generation systems, and offshore windmill farms.
From DNV certification to field applications, Moxa's goal is to reach customers from marine and offshore application markets.
The company believes that its DNV certified industrial Ethernet products and its dedicated service will give customers the best kind of support.
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