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Belden Launches Rugged, Secure and IT-scalable Operational Tech Innovations
[June 18, 2026]

Belden Launches Rugged, Secure and IT-scalable Operational Tech Innovations


Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a leading global provider of complete connection solutions, today announced the launch of new products and software enhancements designed to help customers build more efficient, resilient and secure IT/OT networks-spanning fiber infrastructure, industrial connectivity, network management and access control.

Operational Technology (OT) networks across transportation, energy and manufacturing are being asked to do more: capture more field data, support faster response and connect more remote assets - without compromising uptime, predictable performance or security. Belden's latest rugged infrastructure launches are designed to help operators start in OT and scale to IT with secure, edge-to-core connectivity in harsh, distributed environments:

  • Belden LioN-X IO-Link Masters deliver rugged digital machine-mount sensor connectivity for distributed industrial I/O, reducing cabinet wiring complexity while improving device visibility, diagnostics and real-time data access at the edge.
  • Hirschmann IT DAP849 Wireless Access Points add Wi-Fi 6 capabilities in an IP67 enclosure with two fiber uplinks to support longer-distance connectivity and reliable performance in harsh, high electromagnetic interference environments.
  • Hirschmann GREYHOUND GRS2000 L2/L3 Switches provide high-density rugged switching with backbone connectivity up to 10 GE to support network expansion and future-ready industrial infrastructure.
  • Belden Virtual Firewall TBF-800V defends against OT-targeted cyber threats while maintaining the network uptime that OT environments demand.

Across transportation, energy and manufacturing industrie, these four innovations work as a system: connecting field data where it's created, moving it reliably across the OT environment and protecting it as it reaches the IT layer. The result is a modernized edge-to-core OT network with better visibility, broader connectivity and more secure IT/OT convergence.

Additional new products and enhancements include:

  • Belden FiberExpress XHD Fiber Angled Patch Panel
  • Hirschmann Industrial HiVision Version 8.7 - New features
  • macmon NAC 6.5.0 and 6.6.0 - New features

To learn more about all of these products, as well as the technologies and applications they support, visit www.belden.com/new-products.


About Belden

Belden Inc. delivers complete connection solutions that unlock untold possibilities for our customers, their customers and the world. We advance ideas and technologies that enable a safer, smarter and more prosperous future. Throughout our 120+ year history we have evolved as a company, but our purpose remains - making connections. By connecting people, information and ideas, we make it possible. We are headquartered in St. Louis and have manufacturing capabilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit us at www.belden.com; follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X/Twitter.

Belden and the Belden logo, Hirschmann, Hirschmann IT and macmon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and other jurisdictions. Belden and other parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein.


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