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Type
  
Public OMX Stockholm

Net income
  
16 million EUR (2016)

Revenue
  
101 million EUR (2016)

Founded
  
1988

Products
  
Anybus, IXXAT, eWON

Number of employees
  
500

Headquarters
  
Sweden

Parent organization
  
HMS Industrial Networks

HMS Industrial Networks httpswwwhmsnetworkscomimagesdefaultsource

Industry
  
Industrial Communications

Key people
  
Staffan Dahlström, CEO Charlotte Brogren, Chairman Gunnar Högberg, CFO Jörgen Palmhager, COO Serge Bassem, Director eWON Anders Hansson, Marketing Director Christian Schlegel, Director IXXAT Kevin Knake, Director North America Michael Volz, Director Central Europe Sabina Lindén, HR Manager

Stock price
  
HMS (STO) SEK 358.50 -1.50 (-0.42%)13 Mar, 5:29 PM GMT+1 - Disclaimer

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HMS Industrial Networks is an international company within industrial communications headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden. HMS is listed on the OMX-Nordic Stock Exchange, employs over 500 people in ten countries and reported sales of 101 million EUR 2016.

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HMS manufactures and markets industrial communication products which connect industrial devices to different industrial networks. 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 Remote Solutions - web-based control of field equipment such as Power Generators, Tanks, Telecom Base Stations, Buildings etc.

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. Communication solutions for machines, safety and automotive. IXXAT products enable communication inside machines and between components.
  • eWON. Remote access and control of industrial equipment. With eWON, you can monitor and control field equipment and machinery online.

    • 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 (hence HMS = Hassbjer MicroSystems) and has been deemed "Export Company of the Year" by the Swedish Trade Council.

  • 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 sell and market the HMS solutions on their respective markets.

    • References

    HMS Industrial Networks Wikipedia
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