In this episode, Barry Turner, the Technical Business Development Manager at Red Lion Controls, shares expert insights into secure remote access platforms for data collection, visualization, and control. He addresses benefits, application areas, market trends, and key characteristics and introduces several innovative solutions from the Red Lion Remote Access Platform.
This episode of the RS Expert Advice podcast features Barry Turner, the Technical Business Development Manager at Red Lion Controls, a trusted global supplier of communication, monitoring, and control solutions for industrial automation and networking equipment. Barry talks about secure remote access platforms, addressing benefits, application areas, market trends, and key characteristics and introduces several innovative solutions from the Red Lion Remote Access Platform.
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(0:37) Q1 – Please introduce us to Red Lion Controls and tell us a little about your career there.
(3:02) Q2 – What are secure remote access platforms?
(3:45) Q3 – What are the crucial components of these systems?
(4:35) Q4 – What kinds of security measures and safeguards are built into these types of technologies?
(6:23) Q5 – What advantages can new adopters expect to enjoy?
(7:23) Q6 – Which industries stand to benefit from deploying secure remote access platforms?
(8:40) Q7 – Are there any market trends or application demands influencing the design and deployment of secure remote access platforms? If so, how?
(10:03) Q8 – What are some key characteristics of best-in-class secure remote access platforms?
(12:28) Q9 – How does Red Lion’s secure remote access platform differ from competing solutions? What are some unique advantages?
(14:44) Q10 – RS offers several key components of Red Lion’s secure remote access platform. Please describe the role that each device plays in the platform and the differences between the routers.
(19:15) Q11 – Is there a particular success story that comes to mind when you think about implementing Red Lion’s secure remote access platform?Â
(21:11) Q12 – Is there anything else you’d like our listeners to know about Red Lion Controls or its secure remote access solutions, which customers can purchase through RS?
Red Lion Controls and RS: Trusted Partners for Secure Remote Access Platforms
RS offers more than 2,000 Red Lion Controls products. Solutions extend from PLCs, HMIs, industrial controls, and industrial data communications products to sensors, power products, and even wire and cable. The Red Lion portfolio at RS includes more than 500 industrial data communications products, including the RA10 automation-friendly industrial firewall and several components of the Red Lion Secure Access Platform. These solutions include RA50C compact remote access routers, RA70S remote access routers, and RA70K keyed remote access routers.
To learn more about Red Lion Controls, please visit the Red Lion Controls storefront and its New Products, PM50 Panel Meters, and Signal Conditioners pages on the RS website. You can also visit the Red Lion Controls video collection on the RS YouTube page, the Red Lion Controls homepage, and the Red Lion Remote Access Platform page.
For assistance identifying Red Lion industrial data communications products engineered to enable remote access, data visualization, and control in applications extending from the industrial automation and food & beverage industries to automotive, oil & gas, alternative energy, transportation, power & utilities, and water & wastewater industries, please contact your local RS representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to the RS technical support team.
