Requirement: Networking in Production Halls and Warehouses
The integration of production, warehousing and logistics into IT systems presents companies with a significant challenge. Operating conditions are harsh, physically tough and with high temperature variations. Furthermore, the applications and objects to be networked are often mobile and far from the nearest network socket.
Solution: Industrial WLAN from LANCOM
Industrial WLAN from LANCOM allows production facilities and warehouses to be networked flexibly and economically—even over extensive areas of open space. Systems and objects for networking are equipped with a WLAN client and communication with the LAN takes place via suitable access points. All of the components are highly robust and insensitive to outside influence.
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- Inventory movements are automatically communicated to the ERP system via WLAN.
- Order picking is optimized and accelerated by WLAN-capable barcode scanners.
- Production systems are integrated into the wireless network for easier management.
- Measurement results are automatically returned to the system via WLAN.
- Machine and production data is compared to the planning system in realtime.
- Thanks to roaming, mobile objects remain integrated into the network even though they travel between multiple radio cells.
LANCOM Advantages
LANCOM has years of experience in wireless LAN for industrial environments.
- Extensive portfolio of access points, clients and accessories for industrial applications
- Extended approvals for industry, programmable logic control, railroad applications, automotive
- CE and FCC approvals for international locations
- Access points with redundant power supplies (24 V, PoE and 220 V)
- Ultra-robust metal housing compliant with IP-40 classification
- Fast-roaming functions for mobile objects—from fork-lift trucks to driverless transport systems
References & Success Stories
For years now, customers in industry and manufacturing have relied on industrial WLAN from LANCOM. We present you with a number of interesting installations in the form of sucess stories:
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Clients
- LANCOM XAC-40-1 – Industrial WLAN Client for automation & control
Further Information
In our solution guide Wireless LAN you will find extensive information on our general wireless LAN and industrial WLAN solutions: From the basics to practical example applications and a detailed product overview.





