Case Studies

Anybus X-gateways connect EtherNet/IP- based honing machines to several other industrial networks, freeing up resources and decreasing costs at Nagel Precision.

The Anybus Communicator CAN is used to enable communication between the CAN-bus in straddle carriers and a Modbus TCP-based monitoring system. Also, a programmable Communicator is used to connect GPS trackers (NMEA-based) to the CAN-bus of the straddle carriers. 

Anybus X-gateways connect DeviceNet-based robot cells to several other industrial networks. This is cheaper than using a robot cabinet with multiple networks installed and provides clear cuts between the robot cell and the factory network.

CC-Link fieldbus compliancy is key to accessing Asian markets. Thanks to HMS’ Anybus CompactCom, it is both easily implemented and all features are fully supported.

JSI has built an automated slitting machine with robotic blade changers. HMS technology allows it to become connected — to the internet and between different components. 

 

 

SELI Tunneling is in charge of drilling the tunnels for the new Copenhagen Metro. Their tunnel-building machines run DeviceNet while their new erector arm runs CANopen. To bridge these networks, they used the Anybus X-gateway CANopen.

Prästjorden’s Water Station in Halmstad use both Modbus- TCP and PROFIBUS to control the different pumps. With Anybus CompactCom, it is possible to communicate with both.

Flexicon is a world leader in sterilized filling systems. For their new generation of closed loop peristaltic pump controller, the MC100, they have chosen to implement a standardized communication solution, the Anybus CompactCom.

Processcomponent in Sweden uses the Anybus M-Bus to Modbus-TCP gateway to quickly connect M-Bus sensors to the OptoEMU Energy Monitoring System. This provides building owners with real-time data from their buildings so they can do monitoring, logging and invoicing.

How London Electronics enabled their large message displays to communicate on PROFIBUS.

"Very often, we have to interface different kinds of devices in our automatic systems that use different communication protocols. For example, we typically use robots with DeviceNet interface and PLCs with Profibus interface. This need for flexibility in diverse design conditions led us to try HMS products, which we appreciated immediately because they are particularly comprehensive and can be used to interface different kinds of machines, even pre-existing machinery” says Angelo Galimberti, Director of C.I.A. Automation and Robotics.

Smart cameras connect to Siemens PLCs running PROFIBUS with the help of Anybus X-gateways. The Siemens PLCs control a visual inspection system from SPAMI.

FLSmidth, a world leader in Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) technology decided to integrate HMS’s communication gateways to inform their users of the status of the air pollution control equipment. 

Anybus CompactCom enables communication between ARO’s controller for welding systems and Profinet + EtherNet/IP.

ARO now offers Profinet and EtherNet/IP connectivity, plys Profinet Fiber Optic connectivity to meet AIDA requirements. Since Anybus supports over 20 different industrial networks, industrial communication connectivity never needs to be a problem in the future. 

Frequency converters which previously only could communicate via the Modbus protocol are now able to communicate with Profinet and other networks as well.

Using the existing Ethernet communications port available on the GE Fanuc family of PLCs and the HMS Anybus X-gateway, Sytech Systems was able to create a transparent bridge between the PLC and any commonly used industrial network via Modbus TCP. Thanks to this open and cost effective solution, there was no need to add cards or racks to the system. 

Anybus technology improves flexibility and accelerates time to market for Modbus Micro Motion transmitters with Ethernet/IP connectivity.

Berg Propulsion could connect a CAN-based propeller display to their control 
system for boats which uses Modbus-RTU. By using the Anybus Communicator CAN, the systems now communicate seamlessly. 

IXXAT Safe T100 and Anybus CompactCom are used to enable safety interlock systems to communicate with safety networks.

At their plant in Lyon, Genzyme has to connect laboratory equipment, which is not initially designed to communicate with fieldbuses. Genzyme has used about thirty HMS Anybus Communicator gateways, to enable consistent SCADA management across all the devices in use.