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Hilscher - Your Partner in Industrial Communication

Hilscher is the leading technology and solution provider in industrial communication. With products and solutions from Hilscher, machines worldwide communicate with each other automatically, quickly and securely, so that production and processes run smoothly. From hardware to the cloud, Hilscher makes Industry 4.0 possible. This opens up completely new possibilities in connectivity, giving customers access to a wider market.

Hilscher was founded in 1986 in Hattersheim am Main and has since developed into an internationally active company with more than 400 employees at 13 locations worldwide.

Overview of communication solutions from Hilscher

From turn-key products to highly integrated solutions and complementary software, Hilscher is your partner for industrial communication. Get an overview of how we can help you take the networking of your machines to a whole new level!

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Career – Welcome to Hilscher

Become part of the Hilscher team and help drive the network integration of machines around the globe. We're always looking for dedicated people who are interested in one of the most disruptive technologies of our time.

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You have questions? We have the answers!

We have the answers to your questions – your direct contact to our experts.

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Hilscher – The Company

For over 35 years the name Hilscher has stood for trendsetting automation solutions. We understand industrial communication like no other and stand behind our customers with innovative solutions and services for integrating their machines into their network.

netX – our communication controller family

Our netX communication controllers are your gateway to industrial communication. netX technology is the foundation of our product portfolio—from PC cards and modules to industrial 4.0 applications.

The multi-protocol capability of our chips makes them unique on the market. Simply reloading the protocol stacks in the form of our firmware is all you need to cover all protocols. Hardware and software from a single source—no more worrying about development, risks, certification or reliability. Simply focus on your own core processes and applications. We ensure reliable and long-term availability of all components, even for systems with a long lifecycle.

Since the first netX generation, Hilscher has combined innovation and technology for flexible industrial networking.

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News: Hilscher further develops its holistic netFIELD portfolio

Hattersheim, 31. May 2023 – Hilscher is constantly working on optimizing and expanding its managed industrial IoT product portfolio under the brand of netFIELD. The release of netFIELD OS 2.4, Hilscher's runtime environment for edge devices, is another building block for this.

News: netX 90 and netRAPID 90 are CC-Link IE Field Basic certified.

Hattersheim, 16. May 2023 – Hilscher's smallest network controller netX 90 and the corresponding netRAPID 90 chip carrier are CC-Link IE Field Basic certified. This supports customers especially when entering asian automation markets with Hilscher's multiprotocol technology netX.

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News: Hilscher is a member of the Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance

Hattersheim, 08. May 2023 – Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is a member of the Single Pair Ethernet System Alliance (SPESA). The common goal is to establish Single Pair Ethernet as an international standard for all areas where Ethernet connections are replaced or newly established.

News: STL LEBER and Hilscher take their successful cooperation to a new level

Hattersheim, 27. Apr. 2023 – STL Systemtechnik LEBER GmbH, a provider of development services in the field of embedded and mechatronics systems, and Hilscher are looking to further deepen their cooperation established in 2017. This results in a even better coordination between STL's and Hilscher's engineers as well as a faster pace of development projects for customers.

News: cifX M223090AE is CANopen certified

Hattersheim, 12. Apr. 2023 – The cifX M223090AE PC card in M.2 format offers certified CANopen communication for PC-based automation. This helps manufacturers to prove CANopen compliance of their products to the customers. Read more in the CANopen newsletter of the CiA.

News: Adding IoT value through passive PROFINET network data tapping

Hattersheim, 30. Mar. 2023 – Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is expanding its IoT portfolio with the containerized application netFIELD App PROFINET Tap. The application acts as a software gateway, taps process data from a PROFINET network independently of the PLC and converts it into the MQTT protocol.

News: Adding IoT value through passive EtherCAT network data tapping

Hattersheim, 30. Mar. 2023 – Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is expanding its IoT portfolio with the containerized application netFIELD App EtherCAT Tap. The application acts as a software gateway, taps process data from a EtherCAT network independently of the PLC and converts it into the MQTT protocol.

News: Embedded Office becomes a partner of Hilscher

Hattersheim, 23. Mar. 2023 – Embedded Office and Hilscher have entered into a strategic partnership. This means that companies that rely on the established netX technology have a competent integration partner with specific application expertise at their disposal.

News: Hilscher's netRAPID 90 as Companion Solution reaches series production status

Hattersheim, 15. Mar. 2023 – With the netRAPID 90, Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH expands its chip carrier portfolio for industrial communication of highly integrated field devices. The netX-90-based module acts as a device interface and supports all common fieldbus, Industrial Ethernet and IIoT protocols in one design.

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News: Promwad and Hilscher form a joint partnership

Hattersheim, 07. Feb. 2023 – Promwad, an expert in hardware design and embedded software development, and Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH are entering into a joint partnership. Promwad's increased focus on industrial automation with its Industrial Automation & Robotics engineering unit is a perfect fit for Hilscher as the netX multiprotocol SoC from the Hattersheim-based company can be used in numerous projects

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News: infoteam Software Group and Hilscher form integration partnership

Hattersheim, 31. Jan. 2023 – The infoteam Software Group, headquartered in Bubenreuth, Germany, is the new integration partner of Hilscher. Both companies had already announced the cooperation at the Smart Production Solutions trade fair in Nuremberg at the end of 2022.

News: Oliver Paffenholz becomes Hilscher’s new CFO

Hattersheim, 14. Nov. 2022 – The management team at Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH has been reinforced with the addition of Oliver Paffenholz as Hilscher’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

News: The new Hilscher at SPS 2022: New brand unveiled

Hattersheim, 08. Nov. 2022 – Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH, specialist for industrial communication solutions, launches its new brand strategy at SPS 2022 in Nuremberg and presents itself in a completely new corporate design.

News: Siemens SIMATIC IPCs are now multiprotocol capable thanks to cifX PC cards from Hilscher

Hattersheim, 04. Nov. 2022 – Siemens, one of the world's leading technology groups, and Hilscher, a specialist in industrial communication solutions, have joined forces. Equipped with Hilscher's cifX PC cards, the German technology group now offers its customers the ability to connect their SIMATIC IPCs to all industrial communication networks.

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News: dieEntwickler Elektronik GmbH now embedded integration partner of Hilscher

Hattersheim, 13. Oct. 2022 – dieEntwickler Elektronik GmbH (dEE), an industrial hardware and software development service provider from Bad Zell in Austria with expertise in industrial communication and programming of microcontrollers, is now Hilscher's official embedded integration partner. The two companies already have a history of cooperation on numerous development projects based on Hilscher's netX chip technology.

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News: Helmholz Benelux and Hilscher form strategic partnership for Benelux region

Hattersheim, 14. Sept. 2022 – Helmholz Benelux, one of the leading Dutch experts in PROFIBUS and PROFINET networks, and Hilscher, a specialist in industrial communication solutions, have joined forces in a strategic partnership. The new strategic partnership will benefit customers in the automation segment in the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) by streamlining their automation projects.

News: Hilscher underlines IIoT strategy – Thomas Rauch becomes new CTO

Hattersheim, 17. Aug. 2022 – Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH is strengthening its technical expertise on the management team by welcoming Thomas Rauch as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Blog: Semiconductor Manufacturing and its Machines

The current chip crisis presents the semiconductor industry with one of its biggest challenges of recent decades.

Blog: comX 51CA-RE\R – It’s now the turn of the Semiconductor Industry

The semiconductor industry relies on state-of-the-art technology when planning new production facilities. Thanks to the comX 51CA-RE\R machine builders are now finally able to fully concentrate on the development of their applications when designing their tools for the semiconductor industry.

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Blog: comX – Flexible Communication Module for Automation

The comX communication module was developed to equip automation devices with a network interface. Here, all communication tasks are executed autarchically on the module - independent of the target platform processor.

Blog: Hilscher Embedded Modules: Market Leader for more than a Quarter of a Century

The use of an embedded module has always been a sensible alternative to the traditional and complex Design-In process of a chip. For more than 25 years, Hilscher has been a leader in factory automation with embedded modules for industrial communication and that with a consistent concept.

Blog: Global chip crisis – Hilscher supports the setup of new semiconductor factories

The future prospects for the semiconductor industry are quite positive, with a projected growth of around 9% in 2022. However, the industry is repeatedly faced with supply bottlenecks due to the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, amongst other factors. By developing a new comX communication module, especially suited for the semiconductor industry, Hilscher is supporting to cope with the current situation.

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Blog: Single-pair Ethernet – Market Potential and Hilscher’s approach

Part 4 of our blog series about Single-Pair-Ethernet: A lot of work is still ahead of the industry to get open questions resolved in terms of system adoptions, standard integration and leveraging benefits in relevant use cases. How do the future prospects of SPE look like?

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Blog: Single-pair Ethernet – System adoptions in different scenarios

Part 3 of our blog series about SPE: Factory automation networks are already largely based on Ethernet standards today. However, the adoption of Ethernet in the process automation field is still in progress. How does SPE affect these two industrial areas?

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Blog: Single-pair Ethernet – Deployment and characteristics

Part 2 of our blog series about SPE: While the idea to enable IP based networks down to the sensor level is obviously beneficial, the question is, how SPE is able to deploy in the focused devices and installations.

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Blog: Single-pair Ethernet – Enhanced cloud access to sensors and peripherals

Part 1 of our blog series about SPE: Single-pair Ethernet, as a new initiative to enable IP based networks to each sensor, adds value through thinner cabling, small footprint plugs and connectors and less space requirements. For that reason, it is suitable to replace numerous existing fieldbuses in the sensor and peripheral area by integrating sensors directly to IT- and Cloudsystems.

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Hilscher at the South China International Industry Fair (SCIIF)

Visit us at the South China International Industry Fair (SCIIF) and learn everything there is to know about industrial communication from the market leader!

When

27.-29. Jun. 2023

Where

Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center

Hall 12H, Booth: B023

Hilscher at all about automation in Wetzlar

Come visit us at the all about autmation in Wetzlar – The exhibition for industrial automation in Hesse and the neighbouring German regions. Experience systems, components, software and engineering for industrial automation and industrial communication in the age of Industry 4.0 and network with users from the region at all about automation.

When:

13.-14. Sept. 2023

Where:

Buderus Arena Wetzlar
Wolfgang-Kühle-Straße 1
35576 Wetzlar

Hilscher at IAS Shanghai 2023

Hilscher at the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) 2023. Explore the latest market trends and take a look at all kinds of innovative products, technologies and solutions for industrial development. More than 500 exhibiors on about 60,000 sqm are waiting for you!

When

19.-23. Sep. 2023

Where

National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC)

Hilscher at all about automation in Chemnitz

Come visit us at the all about autmation in Chemnitz – The exhibition for industrial automation in central Germany. Experience systems, components, software and engineering for industrial automation and industrial communication in the age of Industry 4.0 and network with users from the region at all about automation.

When:

27.-28. Sept. 2023

Where:

Messe Chemnitz
Messeplatz 1
09116 Chemnitz

Hilscher at the IO-Link Forum 2023 in Austria

Explore interoperable IO-Link solutions from leading sensor, actuator and control component manufacturers at the IO-Link Forum 2023 in Austria. Come and visit us, we will be happy to advise you on your specific IO-Link applications! (Only available in German)

When

03. Oct. 2023

09:00-17:00 (CEST)

Where

forumKloster

Rathausplatz 5

8200 Gleisdorf

Hilscher at the SPS 2023

The highlight event of the automation industry. With its unique concept, the SPS covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation – from simple sensors to intelligent solutions, from what is feasible today to the vision of a fully digitalized industrial world.

When:

14.-16. Nov. 2023

Where:

NürnbergMesse

Karl-Schönleben-Str.

Messeplatz 1

90471 Nürnberg

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Translating complex technical topics into clear messages and visions to our customers all around the globe is your cup of tea? Perfect,we are looking for a Marketing Manager with Focus Social Media & Video/Foto. Apply now!

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Marketing Manager: Focus Content Creation & Website Administration

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Product Manager Chip

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