Case Study: Rockwell Automation achieves faster, cost-effective Ethernet upgrades with Lantronix XPort

Rockwell Automation cuts Ethernet development from several months to a few weeks with Lantronix

Rockwell Automation, a leading global provider of industrial automation, needed to upgrade its networking capabilities to maintain market leadership. The challenge was to integrate 100Mb Ethernet connectivity into its Allen-Bradley ENI interface, which had a small physical footprint, without long development cycles that would delay its time-to-market. To meet this challenge, Rockwell turned to the vendor Lantronix and its XPort embedded device server.

The solution from Lantronix involved implementing the compact XPort device server, which provided a seamless, integrated networking solution. This allowed Rockwell to add enhanced Ethernet/IP connectivity with optimal security. As a result, Lantronix helped Rockwell dramatically reduce its development cycle from several months to a few weeks, accelerating time-to-market, lowering development costs, and expanding new business opportunities through improved product performance.

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