Our future CEO, Sebastian Hilscher, in the office on his mother Renate Hilscher’s lap—Commercial Head since the company’s founding.

Technological beginnings and the first customer-specific developments: A configurable machine terminal with Bit-BUS or PROFIBUS interface.

Hilscher has been on a continuous growth path since its founding.

The SPS trade fair in Nuremberg in its first year—always a place to be for the automation industry, with Hilscher participating from the very beginning.

The first network installation—celebrated with a bottle of sparkling wine.

A glimpse into the early production processes in Hattersheim.

The INTERBUS master sparked great interest among visitors at the SPS/IPC/Drives trade fair.

Hilscher Innovation Award for developing the smallest INTERBUS master in 1995.

On December 17, 1997, Hilscher Swiss GmbH was established as a sales office for Hilscher products.

Hilscher and the SPS trade fair continue to grow together with the automation industry.

Relocation to a newly constructed building at Rheinstrasse 15, Hattersheim—more space to grow!

Always staying close to the market and customer needs with a pioneering spirit.

Professionalization of trade fairs and Hilscher’s presence—with new signature red ties.

Hilscher SoC Technology GmbH was founded as Hilscher’s SoC development office in July 2005.

The sales unit in Shanghai, China, was established on October 1, 2006.

Hilscher releases the netX 500 network controller.

Global strategic alignment at the CEO meeting at Hilscher’s headquarters in Hattersheim—by now with additional offices worldwide.

Due to the economic crisis, the expansion of the new company building had to be put on hold.

The building was completed and put into operation—providing more space for future growth!

The beginnings of IIoT—Hilscher showcased a live demo of a bottling plant at the SPS trade fair.

Hans-Jürgen Hilscher hands over leadership of the company to his son, Sebastian Hilscher.

Hilscher shines in a new light with a rebranding—new corporate design, new corporate identity. Transformation and development become visible in fresh shapes, colors, values, mission, and vision, driving Hilscher into a new era.

The new identity is fully embraced within the company and its technology. New challenges, such as cybersecurity, are tackled with cutting-edge netX generations—demonstrating Hilscher’s expertise, drive, and innovation. The company experiences a record-breaking year.

Hilscher continuously grows internationally.

Launch of the first netX: A multi-protocol controller for fieldbus and real-time Ethernet technology—a groundbreaking innovation in the market. Since then, it has become the core of Hilscher products in various generations, successfully deployed in over 20 million network nodes worldwide, forming the heart of multi-network industrial communication.