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Connecting robot accessories to any industrial network
The number of industrial robots operating in factories worldwide continues to rise. To use robots efficiently and maximize productivity, companies attach robot accessories to the robots to enable the robots to perform different tasks. RSP specializes in developing, producing, and installing the required robot accessories. When RSP started to develop a new range of tool changers, they needed to meet their customers’ expectations and provide a tool changer capable of connecting to the factory networks. However, developing the required networking technology is a complicated task outside RSP’s expertise. Happily for everyone, RSP found Anybus solutions from HMS. HMS helped embed an Anybus communication interface into the tool changer enabling connectivity…
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HMS Networks launches Ewon Talk2M Visualization enabling machine builders to easily detect machine issues and improve overall equipment efficiency
With Talk2M® Visualization, machine builders get a fast and cost-efficient path to visualize machine data and get dashboards of historical data combined with notifications and reports. This ready-to-go IoT solution facilitates and improves decision-making processes related to machines. Higher demands on machine builders Industrial machines must be serviced and supported throughout their lifespan, but maintenance can become expensive as customers’ support expectations are increasing, and machine downtime becomes unacceptable among machine users. Furthermore, machine builders want their service technicians to manage a larger volume of machines. To stay competitive, they also need to enhance their machines with a state-of-the-art support infrastructure. The key to leverage the profits of an increasing…
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Pet health and welfare aided by hi-tech building controls
Pets at Home has installed energy efficiency control systems for the air conditioning (AC) in all its 450 stores. Each system was designed by energy management consultants Ignite Energy of Wantage, Oxon, using a standard template based on Intesis gateway from HMS Networks and installed by integration solutions provider Consyst. AC’s from different manufacturers combined in one Pets at Home branches use air conditioning equipment from different manufacturers, such as Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, and others. Consyst has used Intesis gateways to retrieve real-time information from the AC units and control operation, regardless of manufacturer. Consyst Director, Lior Golani, explains: “The Intesis gateway is powered by the AC unit, allowing…
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Neue Einsatzmöglichkeiten für Industrie-Joysticks dank Netzwerkkommunikation
Heutzutage ist es keine Frage der Kraft mehr, einen Stahlträger anzuheben, einen Container zu bewegen oder einen Kran zu steuern. Vielmehr braucht man nur noch etwas Fingerfertigkeit und einen Joystick. In der Herstellung ergonomischer Lösungen für Fahrerkabinen, wie sie in Kränen und industriellen Anlagen zum Einsatz kommen, hat die Kristianstads Lyftdon AB in Schweden langjährige Erfahrung gesammelt. Dank der Anybus-Technologie von HMS kann der neue Joystick des Unternehmens in industriellen Anwendungen nun mit PROFINET eingesetzt werden. Die Kristianstads Lyftdon AB, kurz KLAB, hat sich auf ergonomische Hebevorrichtungen und Fahrerstände für den industriellen Einsatz spezialisiert. So entwickelt und baut das Unternehmen Fahrerkabinen für größere Kräne, wie sie in der Stahlindustrie, in…
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Network communication opens new opportunities for industrial joysticks
Lifting a steel beam, moving a container or controlling a crane does not require much raw strength nowadays. On the contrary, what is required is dexterity and a joystick. Kristianstads Lyftdon AB in Sweden has long experience of producing ergonomic solutions for the operator cabins from which you control cranes and industrial operations. With the help of HMS Anybus technology, their new joystick can be used in industrial applications using PROFINET. Kristianstads Lyftdon AB, or KLAB, are experts in ergonomic lifting and driver’s chairs for industrial use. They develop and build operator cabins for larger cranes used in the steel industry, heating plants, waste-handling stations, etc. With a focus on…
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HMS Networks acquires a majority of Owasys Advanced Wireless Devices
HMS Industrial Networks AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks AB (publ), has on July 1st, 2021 acquired 60% of all shares in the Spanish company Owasys Advanced Wireless Devices S.L. Headquartered in Bilbao with 20 employees, Owasys is a wireless communication company designing and manufacturing products for utility vehicles and industrial machines. Owasys offers wireless embedded communication platforms to enable remote monitoring and control of a wide range of mobile machines. The portfolio includes key products like owa4x which is an IoT gateway for processing and transmission of data from wired and wireless sensors, devices and peripherals to the cloud, and owa450 which is an IoT platform for…
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Control any air conditioning unit from Modbus or BACnet-based automation systems via IR
. The importance of controlling Air Conditioning systems HVAC systems are usually the largest energy-consumers in a building. Therefore, it is crucial for building owners to monitor and control these systems to save costs and energy. Additionally, the Covid-19 pandemic has made it increasingly important to find new ways of installing and using AC units, as ventilation and “clean air” has become a major concern. The Air Conditioning market is growing fast with new brands and different types of AC units constantly emerging. This makes it challenging for building owners to integrate AC-units into their specific Building Management System (BMS). A Universal IR interface compatible with more than 100 AC…
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Ixxat Smart Grid Gateways enable IO and Wi-Fi sensors to be connected to energy networks
HMS Networks is now expanding its Ixxat® SG-gateway series for networking of energy components. Two new multi-IO versions allow traditional IO-sensors as well as sensors or devices in Wi-Fi networks to be connected to energy systems using IEC 61850 and IEC 60870. Users benefit from direct and seamless access to sensor data from the control room, as well as IIoT capabilities for monitoring, maintenance and forecasting purposes. Enabling digital energy control Digitalization of energy technology is important for mastering the future challenges of sustainable energy supply. With Ixxat SG-gateways, device manufacturers, system integrators, energy suppliers and network operators get instant status information into the control room through direct access to…
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Continued growth for industrial networks despite pandemic – Industrial network market shares 2021 according to HMS Networks
Every year, HMS Networks carries out a study of the industrial network market to analyze the distribution of new connected nodes in factory automation. This year’s study shows that, despite the Corona pandemic, the industrial network market is expected it to grow by 6% in 2021. Industrial Ethernet still shows the highest growth and now has 65% of new installed nodes (64% last year), while fieldbuses are at 28% (30). Wireless networks continue to climb and are now at 7%. PROFINET passes EtherNet/IP at the top of the network rankings with 18% market share compared to 17%. HMS Networks now presents their annual analysis of the industrial network market, focusing…
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Ewon Flexy from HMS Networks Achieves ThingWorx Ready Status
HMS Networks, a member of the PTC Partner Network, announced the availability of a new extension which integrates the Ewon Flexy edge gateways, and associated Ewon Talk2M cloud, with PTC’s ThingWorx® Industrial IoT (IIoT) Solutions Platform. The Ewon extension for ThingWorx has been validated by PTC and has achieved ThingWorx Ready™ status. The PTC ThingWorx Ready program enables technology companies to validate their products’ interoperability with the ThingWorx platform. Following a product’s ThingWorx Ready designation, that product becomes available on the PTC Marketplace, a digital space where PTC’s partners and customers can access and promote IIoT tools, market-ready solutions, and innovative technologies designed to aid solution deployments. The Ewon Flexy extension for ThingWorx allows machine OEMs and systems…
