Trends in industrial communication 2012

Despite a turbulent market, we saw a growing interest in industrial communication solutions in 2011 and we have strengthened our organization during the year to meet this increasing demand.

During 2012, there are several trends on the industrial automation market that increase the need for connectivity. Here's how we will work with these trends to keep delivering solid and reliable solutions for industrial communication.

» The trends in industrial communications we foresee in 2012

Remote management makes Eaton's UPS systems truly uninterruptible

"Constant control of our UPS systems is crucial to us and we felt that it was time to find one unified solution for remote management throughout the organization," says Fabio Mazzà, EMEA Services Product Manager at Eaton's Power Quality division.

See how Eaton uses Netbiter to gain better control of their field devices while becoming more cost-efficient and greener.

» Read the case study (PDF)

Java-configuration enables Anybus® gateway users to fully customize their solutions

For most Anybyus Gateway users, the Anybus Configuration Manager software has all the functionality needed to configure a network connection.

However, there are always cases involving unusual protocols or specifications where a fully customizable solution is preferred. For these cases, HMS now offers the Anybus Java Software Development Kit.

» Read more

HMS joins Mitsubishi e-F@ctory Alliance

Mitsubishi Electric, Europe has included HMS Industrial Networks in their E-F@ctory Alliance — A selection of companies who, according to Mitsubishi, "are leading the market within their fields."

» Read more

Anybus Communicator case study:
Protocol conversion at sea

Berg Propulsion is a Swedish-based company manufacturing propulsion systems for the shipping industry world-wide. They needed to connect a propeller display to a ship's steering system.

The problem was that the propeller display only communicated using a CAN-protocol which wasn't compatible with the steering system.

» See how Berg Propulsion solved their problem (PDF)

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