Panduit CADIN1IG-S Mini-Com Shielded DIN Rail Mount Adapter
The Panduit CADIN1IG-S is a shielded DIN rail mount adapter designed for single-port Mini-Com module deployment in industrial control panels, manufacturing-floor enclosures, and harsh-environment network installations. Part of Panduit's IndustrialNet™ product line, this adapter snaps onto standard 35mm DIN rail and accepts any Mini-Com module (RJ45, fiber, coax, A/V) for tool-free moves, adds, and changes. The shielded metal housing provides EMI/RFI protection critical in high-noise industrial settings—motor controllers, VFD panels, automation cells—where unshielded jacks pick up interference that corrupts Ethernet signaling. Polycarbonate construction with UL94V-0 flame rating and compliance to EN 60715, EN 50022, and UL1863 makes this adapter suitable for both North American and European industrial installations.
Key Features
- Shielded design — Metal shield surrounds the Mini-Com module cavity to block EMI/RFI from adjacent relay coils, contactors, and variable-frequency drives common in industrial panels
- 35mm DIN rail compatibility — Mounts to TH 35-7.5 (EN 50022) standard rail used in Rittal, Hoffman, Hammond, and other industrial enclosures; spring-clip retention allows quick installation and removal without tools
- Mini-Com module flexibility — Accepts any single-port Panduit Mini-Com module (copper, fiber, A/V, coax) so you can deploy Cat6A shielded jacks, LC fiber adapters, or BNC coax in the same footprint; modules snap in and out in seconds for field reconfiguration
- Industrial-grade polycarbonate body — UL94V-0 flame-rated thermoplastic resists impact, chemical exposure, and temperature extremes found in factory-floor and outdoor-enclosure environments
- International Gray finish — Matches standard industrial-equipment color schemes (Rittal TS8, Hoffman CONCEPT, ABB enclosures) for clean integration into control cabinets
- Single-unit footprint — 0.75" (19mm) width conserves DIN rail space in crowded panels where every millimeter counts for PLC I/O racks, power supplies, and terminal blocks
- Multi-region compliance — EN 60715 and EN 50022 (European DIN rail standards), UL1863 (North American communications equipment), RoHS (lead-free construction)
Industrial Ethernet deployments in manufacturing, process control, and building automation require network connectivity inside electrical panels where traditional wall-plate jacks don't fit. The CADIN1IG-S solves this by mounting directly to 35mm DIN rail—the same rail that holds your Allen-Bradley CompactLogix PLC, Phoenix Contact terminal blocks, and Weidmüller power supplies. The shielded construction is critical: unshielded RJ45 jacks inside a panel with motor starters and VFDs act as antennas, picking up radiated noise that causes packet loss, CRC errors, and intermittent link drops. The metal shield on the CADIN1IG-S creates a Faraday cage around the jack, maintaining shield continuity from shielded Mini-Com module through the adapter body to the DIN rail (when rail is bonded to enclosure ground). This is the same shielding strategy used in industrial Ethernet switches from Hirschmann, Moxa, and Siemens—where EMC compliance isn't optional.
The Mini-Com architecture gives you field flexibility that fixed-jack DIN-rail adapters can't match. During commissioning, you might deploy Cat6A shielded copper jacks for EtherNet/IP I/O and Profinet cameras. Six months later, a fiber uplink requirement emerges—pop out the copper module, snap in an LC duplex fiber adapter, done. No new hardware, no panel rewiring, no downtime. This modularity is why Panduit Mini-Com is specified in automotive assembly plants (where production lines reconfigure quarterly), food processing facilities (where washdown requirements change jack types), and smart-building installations (where AV, data, and IP-camera jacks share the same infrastructure). The polycarbonate body withstands the thermal cycling, vibration, and occasional wrench-drop that happens in industrial environments; UL94V-0 flame rating means it won't propagate fire if a power supply fails and arcs inside the enclosure.
Compliance to EN 60715 and EN 50022 ensures compatibility with DIN rail from any manufacturer—Rittal, Weidmüller, Phoenix Contact, ABB, Eaton. The spring-loaded retention clip grabs the lower edge of the rail; a screwdriver-actuated release tab lets you remove the adapter without disturbing adjacent components. This is the same mounting mechanism used on thousands of other DIN-rail products, so your installers already know how it works. For control-panel integrators building UL508A industrial control panels, machine builders designing CE-marked automation cells, or datacenter techs adding copper-to-fiber demarcation points inside network cabinets, the CADIN1IG-S provides a code-compliant, EMI-hardened mounting platform that adapts to whatever Mini-Com module the job requires—today or two years from now when the network architecture changes.
