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GE Fanuc Automation: Enhanced PLC

GE Fanuc Automation has enhanced its Series 90™-30 PLC family with a new Ethernet Network Inter-face Unit (ENIU). This high-performance communications module en-ables users to connect Series 90-30 I/O over the Ethernet to a master controller through a single point of connection, helping to save configuration time and reduce overall components.

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Users can connect the programmer anywhere on the I/O network and monitor, configure, and troubleshoot any ENIU or the master controller, reducing downtime and machine commissioning. Suitable applications include material handling, process control, and packaging requiring remote high-density I/O per drop over a high-speed network.

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