Founded in 1947, Amphenol Socapex is a French manufacturer within the Amphenol Group, specialising in rugged interconnect solutions for aerospace, defence and critical infrastructure. Its portfolio includes military connectors, PCB connectors, fibre-optic interfaces, electrical contacts, cable harnesses and Ethernet switches. Combining precision manufacturing, custom engineering and MIL-SPEC-qualified products, the company ensures reliable power and data transmission in harsh environments. With production facilities in France, India and Tunisia, it serves customers in over 100 countries across aviation, space, defence, rail and energy markets.
The Amphenol USBField range is a pioneer in the field of USB connections for harsh environments. Today, Amphenol extends its range by proposing a plastic version USB called USBAP for industrial markets.
To meet the requirements concerning industrial applications placed in explosive atmospheres, Pepperl+Fuchs, the German manufacturer of sensors and electronic components dedicated to industrial automation, has adopted the hardened Ethernet Switch developed by Amphenol, which complies with the ATEX Zone 2 regulations.
This new 5-port Ethernet switch innovates as the only sealed ATEX solution, while remaining affordable. It has the further advantage of being available with connectors that are also sealed and ATEX. Using this particularly rugged switch, with full ’plug and play’ functionality, it is easy to set up redundant rings with 30 ms recovery times and 100 Mbps data rates.