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Wireless industrial communications could save plants millions in cabling costs, while potentially improving uptime in moving applications, such as robot control cables that undergo constant flex and wear. We know that consumer wireless networks are susceptible to electromagnetic interference and low speeds, but industrial applications rarely require the high bandwidth of consumer networks. So, are you ready to turn you plant operations over to wireless? Are backups needed?
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