The smart factory of tomorrow requires a wealth of data for networked production, which is collected by countless sensors. Our market-leading solutions enable you to integrate any type of sensor easily and flexibly into industrial communication networks.
The smart factory of tomorrow requires a wealth of data for networked production. It's the only way to intelligently control the production process and enable maintenance tasks in a predictive and decentralized manner. Countless networked sensors collect the required data, which serve as the backbone for Industry 4.0. As a sensor manufacturer, you ensure the implementation of innovative production processes and systems through your products' modern communication interfaces. Our market-leading solutions enable you to integrate any type of sensor easily and flexibly into industrial communication networks.
Challenges for industrial communication
Different data rates
While many conventional sensors do not require high data rates, data-intensive applications such as image sensors are dependent on a much stronger connection performance. With Hilscher, you ensure seamless integration of both high and low data rate applications into multiple higher-level systems.
Space-sensitive applications
Since sensors are usually designed to be as small as possible, space-saving solutions are required for industrial communication—especially for complex sensors with high data rates. Our portfolio contains compact components for every application, including even the smallest the market has to offer.
Flexibility and variability
Global markets require a wide range of communication protocols. Keeping protocol conversions as simple as possible is your key to serving new target markets quickly and efficiently. With multi-protocol-capable components as well as standardized interfaces, drivers and tools, we ensure maximum compatibility with other components and devices.
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.
Embedded modules from Hilscher are the ideal solution for integrating a fieldbus or Real-Time Ethernet interface into a compact automation device. They allow field devices such as drives or controllers to be quickly and easily integrated into automated systems.
From retrofitting legacy systems to seamless integration of sensors in greenfield networks, IO-Link Wireless and netFIELD Device are the standard for your Industry 4.0 applications with state-of-the-art sensors.
Sensors and the data they provide are essential for industry 4.0. Since sensors are not usually dependent on high-performance Industrial Ethernet connections, IO-Link has established itself as a simple but effective connectivity technology. In the IO-Link wireless area, our master and bridge let you communicate bidirectionally with up to 16 sensors. The master is also available as a white-label product on request. We also have a wired IO-Link master version that you can rebrand as a white-label product. Both versions are available either as a finished product in their native design (device branding) or the printed circuit board as PCB branding for more personalization options.
For more complex sensors with direct bus interface or increased data traffic, our netX communication controller or the stamp-sized embedded module netRAPID are ideal. Based on our long-term know-how and the proven netX technology, sensors can be integrated easily and reliably into conventional networks.
Whether it is a wired or wireless IO-Link component, our proven netX communication controllers or embedded modules based on them, Hilscher's product and service portfolio for industrial communication has just what you need to integrate any sensor into modern fieldbus and Real-Time Ethernet networks. These include, for example:
- Flow meters
- Level meters
- Pressure sensors
- Temperature measuring devices
- Extensive portfolio for every application
- Current and future standards such as SPE or APL are supported
- Multi-protocol solutions
- Easy retrofitting of existing systems
- Lower development costs
- Fast time to market
- Easy integration
- White-label solutions
- Support and additional services throughout the entire lifecycle
- Long-term product availability
Find your solution
Would you like to integrate your devices into industrial networks reliably and future-proof? We can help you do just that—with customized solutions that are perfectly tailored to your requirements.
Whether you want to retrofit existing products, develop new devices, or make entire product families communication-capable, our technologies, expertise, and services will help you achieve your goals efficiently.
Let's work together to make your components fit for industrial networks.
Thomas Wertenbruch
Senior Account Manager
Mail: twertenbruch@hilscher.com
Mobile: +49 (0) 173 9211658
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