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HMS provides communication interfaces to Baldor

  • August 3, 2010
  • News

HMS embedded Mint Lite Anybus capability is now being fitted on all of Baldor's MicroFlex e100 and MotiFlex e100 drives.

Traffic signs in Norway use Profibus

  • January 26, 2010
  • Case Study

Scandisign, a supplier of LED-based traffic signs, used an Anybus-IC from HMS to connect to Profibus and then Ethernet/Modbus.

HMS Networks ships one millionth Anybus module

  • May 18, 2009
  • News

Anybus technology, a family of interchangeable communication modules, was launched in 1995. The one millionth Anybus module has rolled off the production line.

HMS expands, moves into new headquarters

  • March 20, 2008
  • News

HMS reported net sales of 29.4 M€, hired 20 new employees, started a second shift, and moved its headquarters into a new facility.

HMS ranks Industrial networks

  • January 22, 2015
  • News

PROFIBUS is number one but PROFINET and EtherNet/IP are catching up.

HMS delivers 3,000,000th Anybus module to Bosch Rexroth

  • December 11, 2014
  • News

Bosch Rexroth uses Anybus modules mainly to connect welding and tightening controllers to the various control systems used in automation technology.

HMS development centers offer customized solutions

  • December 3, 2014
  • News

Local development centers will help customers get customized solutions for industrial network connectivity, machine communication, wireless solutions, integrated safety and remote management.

HMS adds wireless gateways from u-blox/connectBlue

  • December 1, 2014
  • News

After the acquisition of the wireless gateways from u-blox/connectBlue in September, HMS Industrial Networks can now present an expanded suite of Anybus Wireless Bridge products for connecting industrial devices wirelessly.

CAN FD challenges fieldbuses and industrial Ethernet in special purpose machinery

  • May 28, 2014
  • Feature

By Thomas Waggershauser, HMS Industrial Networks The growing demands in the number of nodes, transfer rates, and cycle times lead to bottlenecks that the limitations of classic CAN (8 data bytes and 1 Mbit/s data rate) cannot fulfil: CAN FD significantly extends the usable data rate and usable data length.

Dynagen uses Netbiter to remotely monitor gensets & compressors

  • November 22, 2013
  • Case Study

In this video case study, Dynagen, a Canadian control panel manufacturer, explains how they use Netbiter to remotely monitor gensets, pumps, compressors etc. in the field.

VRTX uses Netbiter to remotely monitor water treatment systems

  • November 22, 2013
  • Case Study

In this video case study, Carl Steffen, Engineering Services Manager at VRTX Technologies, San Antonio, TX, explains how they use Netbiter to remotely monitor their water treatment systems.

HMS to sell CAN repeaters under IXXAT brand

  • September 4, 2013
  • News

The CAN repeaters are offered under HMS’s recently acquired IXXAT brand and enable machine builders and system integrators to use extended CAN topologies including tree or star topologies.

Nagel Precision connects honing machines to networks

  • June 28, 2013
  • Case Study

Nagel Precision in the U.S. uses EtherNet/IP and Anybus X-gateways to connect their honing machines to any industrial network.

HMS to supply Netbiter to Crouzet

  • February 25, 2013
  • News

Crouzet will use Netbiter as a remote management solution for their Millenium 3 Smart PLCs, allowing users access to data on field equipment over the web.

HMS Networks and Red Lion Controls Join Forces

  • April 3, 2024
  • News

The two companies are now one entity and can start working together on common go-to-market strategies and product offerings.

HMS' Anybus Brand Achieves Maturity Level 3 Certification in IEC 62443-4-1 Industrial Cybersecurity Standard

  • February 16, 2024
  • News

HMS Networks announces that its Anybus brand has successfully attained Maturity Level 3 (ML3) certification in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62443-4-1

HMS Networks Expands Anybus Brand with Anybus Diagnostics

  • April 26, 2023
  • News

HMS Networks announces a new business line focused on helping industrial companies avoid costly unplanned downtime.

Communication and Safety Challenges Facing Mobile Robots Manufacturers

  • by Mark Crossley, Daniel Heinzler, Fredrik Brynolf and Thomas Carlsson
  • February 10, 2023
  • Feature

This article outlines the main communication and safety challenges facing mobile robot manufacturers and provides an easy way to overcome these challenges to keep mobile robots moving.

Expanding HMS Networks’ Industrial Automation Offering with Industrial Networking Solutions and MSI TEC

  • September 6, 2022
  • News

Industrial Networking Solutions and MSI TEC will be expanding their HMS Networks offering by including Procentec products in their distribution on Sept. 9.

Power Central Leverages Ewon Flexy in Unified ERP Solution for Food Packaging Businesses

  • September 28, 2021
  • News

Power Central, a systems integrator specializing in food packaging process optimization, is offering an Azure-based solution for food packaging.

HMS Networks Acquires a Majority of Owasys Advanced Wireless Devices

  • July 14, 2021
  • News

HMS Industrial Networks AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks AB (publ), has on July 1, 2021 acquired 60% of all shares in the Spanish company Owasys Advanced Wireless Devices S.L.

HMS Networks Becomes IEC 62443-4-1-certified for Secure Product Development Lifecycle

  • December 4, 2020
  • News

As of October 2020, HMS Networks is certified according to the IEC62443-4-1:2018 standard.

HMS Networks announces '5G: Is the Industry ready?' whitepaper

  • October 2, 2019
  • News

The whitepaper from HMS Networks provides an overview of the industry’s opinions towards 5G technology as an emerging trend and future standard in the manufacturing and industrial automation industry.

HMS Networks releases whitepaper: 5G: Is the Industry ready?

  • September 9, 2019
  • News

The whitepaper from HMS Networks provides an overview of the industry’s opinions towards 5G technology as an emerging trend and future standard in the manufacturing and industrial automation industry

Industrial Internet of Things Case Study: Drives commissioning from anywhere

  • June 1, 2016
  • Case Study

To get access to their drives systems remotely, Newton Tesla had been looking for a remote management system for some time. They turned to Netbiter to establish a secure data tunnel to their PLCs

EtherNet/IP leads Industrial network market shares

  • February 10, 2016
  • News

HMS says Industrial Ethernet is growing faster than before and now accounts for 38% of the market. EtherNet/IP is in first place within industrial Ethernet globally.

HMS Industrial Networks acquires eWON

  • February 3, 2016
  • News

eWON SA is a Belgian Manufacturer of innovative hardware and internet services that provide secure internet-based connectivity.

HMS to supply Netbiter to Rockwell Automation

  • November 10, 2015
  • News

Rockwell Automation will use Netbiter EasyConnect gateways as a hardware platform for remote monitoring of low-voltage and medium voltage drives.

New ways to interconnect the PROFI-world

  • September 9, 2015
  • News

By Markus Bladh, HMS Industrial Networks According to our latest market research, PROFINET and PROFIBUS are two of the most dominant networks on the global market today. White paper shows how HMS products connect systems.

Oxford school has online control of HVAC, water and lighting

  • August 26, 2015
  • Case Study

Netbiter gateways connected to Rockwell PLCs control the different systems in the EF International Language Centre in Oxford, UK.

The road to Wireless - which wireless standard suits you best?

  • August 14, 2015
  • Feature

By Tom McKinney, HMS Industrial Networks WiFi, Bluetooth or Zigbee? Here’s a review of the available short range wireless standards for industrial applications.

M-Bus sensors connect apartment building in Sweden

  • July 9, 2015
  • Case Study

Processcomponent in Sweden used the Anybus M-Bus to Modbus-TCP gateway to quickly connect M-Bus sensors to the OptoEMU Energy Monitoring System.

HMS Netbiter EC350 certified for AT&T wireless 3G network

  • April 16, 2015
  • News

The certification of Netbiter EC350 device will offer improved cellular network coverage in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

HMS Anybus CompactCom certified for PROFINET 2.31

  • March 14, 2015
  • News

Anybus CompactCom 40-series passed certification for PROFINET Version 2.31, certified for use with the highest conformance class (C) as well as the highest netload class (III).