R&D Research and Development

R&D (Research & Development)

HMS has world-class capabilities in the area of developing industrial network interfaces and communication equipment. The R&D team develops both software and hardware with a special focus on developing protocol software for all industrial networks.

HMS development efforts can be divided into development of new products, maintenance and improvement of existing products and custom design. Operations are conducted in close cooperation with sourcing, production and sales & marketing in order to develop efficient solutions.

Innovative Technology
HMS's committment to leading the way in the Industrial Networking Industry has always been of paramount importance. HMS has dedicated over 30% of its workforce full-time employed with R&D. The largest investment HMS has made to date was with the development of the Anybus-NP30 ASIC.

The Anybus-NP30 ASIC is a single chip high performance network processor. Anybus-NP30 has been developed to be used in the new range of embedded network interfaces Anybus-CompactCom as well as in future generations of Anybus products.

“Our focus has been to develop the optimal network processor for communication options in industrial field devices” says Jörgen Palmhager, Development Manager of HMS, “Very small size and low power consumption combined with sufficient processing power to run most Fieldbuses and Industrial Ethernet protocols make it possible for HMS to create products for applications where communication wasn’t possible earlier due to size or power constraints”

”The Anybus-NP30 shows our commitment to maintain HMS' position as the leading supplier of embedded industrial network technology. It is the base technology of our new generation Anybus products as well as custom designed interfaces” , says Nicolas Hassbjer, CEO & Founder of HMS Industrial Networks.