HMS Networks is a Sweden-based industrial technology company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Halmstad, specializing in industrial communication, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and automation connectivity solutions. The company develops hardware and software platforms enabling machines, devices, PLCs, robots, and building systems to communicate across industrial networks. Its portfolio includes remote access, industrial Ethernet, fieldbus integration, functional safety, wireless connectivity, and network diagnostics solutions under brands such as Anybus, Ewon, Ixxat, Intesis, N-Tron, and Red Lion. HMS delivers added value through secure industrial networking, digitalization, predictive maintenance, and energy-efficient connectivity for sectors including manufacturing, automotive, energy, infrastructure, HVAC, water treatment, and smart buildings. The company operates globally with subsidiaries and partners across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
As more and more people rely on mobile communications in their daily lives, the pressure on telecom infrastructure is increased. We want telecom base stations to achieve higher performance while decreasing operational costs. This can be a real challenge, especially in rural and scarcely populated areas where we might lack a well-developed power grid and the nearest service technician is miles away.
High performance, real-time industrial Ethernet, and multiple form factors (Chips, Bricks and Modules) are key elements of HMS’s new, expanded Anybus CompactCom offering. The new generation provides device manufacturers with full solution flexibility.
Jörgen Palmhager and Leif Malmberg at HMS Industrial Networks take you behind the scenes of the next generation of industrial communication technology.