netX 90 communication controller mounted on a circuit board.
empowering communication

Technology

Thanks to our products, machines around the world are able to communicate with each other. Always included: our know-how and our netX communication controllers. The flexibility of netX technology is unique on the market, enabling reliable communication in countless production plants.
But it's our firmware that makes our chips what they are: a multi-protocol communication solution that takes your equipment's connectivity to the next level.
Our IoT ecosystem netFIELD is a direct application of these two technologies. With netFIELD, we make Industry 4.0 possible and bring your solutions to the cloud with our expertise.

Our technology at a glance

netX 90 communication controller mounted on a circuit board.

Overview of our netX communication controllers. As a highly integrated solution, they allow you to flexibly integrate your machines and production systems into your network regardless of the network standard. We provide hardware, software, certification and support from a single source.

Hilscher offers hardware and software for industrial communication tasks from a single source. Our protocol stacks make your netX the most flexible communication solution on the market. Find out more in our overview.

Hilscher netPI Edge Gateway in use.

An overview of our Managed Industrial IoT platform: netFIELD is your IIoT edge infrastructure for implementing Industry 4.0 solutions. It enables you to make your machine data accessible and the necessary software and hardware centrally manageable.

Hilscher technology in action – our latest success stories

Close-up view of a VITRONIC machine vision component attached to a robotic arm in an industrial setting.

cifX PC-Cards integrate Automated Weld Seam Inspection Systems to numerous Real-Time Ethernet and Fieldbus networks at German machine vision specialist VITRONIC.

Front view of a NORD inverter standing upright with connectors on bottom.

Drive manufacturer NORD DRIVESYSTEMS realizes more compact frame sizes and facilitates servicing with netX.

Worker inspecting an electrical Installation at a Leadec plant.

netMIRROR facilitates quick and reliable troubleshooting in RealTime Ethernet networks at factory service specialist Leadec.

2 panel PCs facing each other, another IPC with netJACK highlighted blue in the foreground.

IPC specialist ADS-TEC Industrial IT uses the netJACK option module as a universal solution to equip its Industrial Box PCs and HMIs with master and slave functionalities on demand, flexibly and without tools.

A grey box with several connectors up front.

The engineering firm kumkeo GmbH is one of the first companies to rely on the netX 90, the world‘s smallest multi-protocol chip from Hilscher, for the development of innovative products.