HMS Networks is a Sweden-based industrial technology company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Halmstad, specializing in industrial communication, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and automation connectivity solutions. The company develops hardware and software platforms enabling machines, devices, PLCs, robots, and building systems to communicate across industrial networks. Its portfolio includes remote access, industrial Ethernet, fieldbus integration, functional safety, wireless connectivity, and network diagnostics solutions under brands such as Anybus, Ewon, Ixxat, Intesis, N-Tron, and Red Lion. HMS delivers added value through secure industrial networking, digitalization, predictive maintenance, and energy-efficient connectivity for sectors including manufacturing, automotive, energy, infrastructure, HVAC, water treatment, and smart buildings. The company operates globally with subsidiaries and partners across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Lifting a steel beam, moving a container or controlling a crane does not require much raw strength nowadays. On the contrary, what is required is dexterity and a joystick. Kristianstads Lyftdon AB in Sweden has long experience of producing ergonomic solutions for the operator cabins from which you control cranes and industrial operations. With the help of HMS Anybus technology, their new joystick can be used in industrial applications using PROFINET.
