HMS Industrial Networks/HMS Networks is an international company in the field of industrial communications with the motto "Connecting Devices". HMS is headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden and is listed on the Nasdaq Nordic stock exchange, employing over 500 people in ten countries and with reported sales of 101 million Euro in 2016. HMS stands for "Hardware Meets Software" referring to the fact that HMS products allow industrial hardware to be connected to IoT software.
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Products
HMS manufactures and markets industrial communication products that connect industrial devices to different industrial networks and IoT systems. HMS products act as translators between robots, control systems, motors, sensors, etc. and the different industrial networks that exist on the market (fieldbuses and Industrial Ethernet). HMS also offers a portfolio of wireless products as well as remote solutions for web-based control of field equipment such as PLCs, electric generators, machines, telecommunication base stations, building management systems and the like.
HMS markets products under the following brands:
- Anybus. Multi-network connectivity within fieldbus and industrial Ethernet. With Anybus, you can connect any industrial device to any industrial network. Wired or wirelessly.
- IXXAT. Connectivity solutions for embedded control, energy and automotive testing. IXXAT products enable communication inside machines and between components in various industrial fields.
- eWON. Remote access and management of industrial equipment. With eWON, you can monitor and control field equipment and machinery online.
Since 2016, the Spanish-based company Intesis is part of the HMS group. Intesis products mainly focus on communication solutions for building automation.
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Organization and history
HMS has operations in 13 countries: Sweden (Halmstad - HQ), Germany (Karlsruhe, Ravensburg), Belgium (Brussels), USA (Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh), Japan (Shin-Yokohama), China (Beijing), Italy (Milano), France (Mulhouse), UK (Coventry), India (Pune), Switzerland (Basel), Finland (Vantaa), and Spain (Barcelona). In addition, distributors in 50 countries resell the HMS products on local markets.
HMS was founded in 1988 by Nicolas Hassbjer and has been deemed "Export Company of the Year" by the Swedish Trade Council.
- Product development of Anybus products is handled in Halmstad, Sweden.
- Product development of IXXAT products is handled in Ravensburg, Germany.
- Product development of eWON products handled in Nivelles, Belgium.
- Solution centers in Sweden, Germany and the U.S. develop customer-specific solutions.
- Manufacturing takes place in Sweden, Latvia and China.
- Subsidiary offices promote, sell and support the HMS offering on their respective markets.
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