Critical components of industrial-grade wireless devices

For hard-to-wire locations and constantly changing work landscapes with moving equipment and heavy machinery, wireless connectivity is the ideal solution for providing highly flexible and efficient network communication.

However, most industrial applications require a stable and reliable wireless network, and this can only be achieved with industrial-grade wireless devices. Industrial operators using commercial grade wireless devices for mission-critical wireless applications may be getting satisfactory wireless network service, but frequent maintenance and system downtime can add up to a high total cost of ownership.

In this paper, we reveal the many harmful effects commonly found in industrial environments that can quickly disable a commercial grade wireless device and discuss the types of protection an industrial grade wireless device provides to ensure continuous wireless network communication.