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.
HMS extends its gateway family with 3 new versions enabling easy integration of existing fieldbus networks into new bus type wired Profinet installations
HMS Industrial Networks in co-operation with Siemens AG, introduces the new plug-in 1SI CANopen extension module for the Siemens SIMATIC ET200S I/O system. This new module brings CANopen connectivity to the SIMATIC ET200S distributed I/O system, allowing seamless integration of CANopen devices into the Siemens automation architecture.
Scandisign, a member of Norway’s SafeRoad Group, is one of the leading suppliers of LED-based traffic signs and energy effective illuminated signs for multi-story car parks and airports. Its customers often require products which communicate in various ways. By integrating Anybus-IC from HMS Industrial networks in its traffic signs, the group has ensured a short time to market and a flexible, smooth-running solution.
This new addition to the Anybus gateway family enables a Profibus-DP Master to read and write J1939 network data for control and monitoring tasks. The gateway accomplishes this by operating simultaneously as a Profibus-DP Slave on a Profibus network and as a CAN node on a J1939 network. Data is exchanged from either network based on a user defined configuration. HMS provides a free Windows-based configuration tool (BWConfig) that allows the user to map J1939 parameter (PGN) data into the module's input and output tables, accessible by the Profibus Master over the Profibus-DP network.