Sales, consulting and support for industrial communication technology: real-time Ethernet, fieldbus and IIoT.

Hilscher Swiss GmbH

Solothurn, CHNew on Amplifa

2006Founded

2–10Employees

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About Hilscher Swiss

Hilscher Swiss GmbH, headquartered in Solothurn, is the Swiss national subsidiary of the globally operating Hilscher Group, a provider of industrial communication technology. Founded in 2006, the company supports customers in Switzerland with networking their machines – from technical product consulting through support and commissioning to sales and integration of suitable solutions. The portfolio includes multiprotocol-capable netX chips (SoCs), embedded modules such as netRAPID, cifX PC cards, netTAP gateways, Protocol Analyzers, as well as the netFIELD edge and IIoT platform for device management and data acquisition from sensor to cloud. With this, Hilscher Swiss GmbH covers all relevant real-time Ethernet and fieldbus systems and supports machine builders and end users on their way to Industry 4.0. In addition to consulting and support, the team also offers workshops and training courses, for example on data analytics and machine learning. Customers include, among others, Oerlikon Metco AG and Güdel.

Site: Solothurn
Processes: Technical product consulting, support & commissioning, Sales of industrial communication technology, Workshops/training courses (e.g. Big Data / Machine Learning)
Materials: netX Multiprotocol SoCs, cifX PC Cards, netTAP Gateways, netFIELD Edge / IIoT
Founded: 2006
Employees: 2–10
Industries: Automation technology, Factory automation, Industry 4.0 / IIoT, Mechanical engineering (OEM, embedded)

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Consulting and technical product consulting
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Selection and sale of communication hardware
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Integration into automation systems
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Support and commissioning
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Training courses and workshops

Technologies & Protocols

netX

netX Multiprotocol SoCs

Scalable multiprotocol solutions from a 10x10-mm chip to a fully assembled embedded module.

cifX

cifX PC Cards

Multiprotocol PC cards in all form factors for use in automation computers.

netTAP

netTAP Gateways

Gateways for 365 protocol combinations to connect different fieldbuses.

netFIELD

netFIELD Edge / IIoT

IoT devices, IoT apps and device management for vertical communication from sensor to cloud.

Locations

Solothurn

Swiss sales and support location (subsidiary of the Hilscher Group; parent company in Hattersheim, DE)

Materials: netX, cifX, netTAP, netFIELD

Products & Solutions

**PROFINET**Protocol · Real-time Ethernet

**EtherCAT**Protocol · Real-time Ethernet

**EtherNet/IP**Protocol · Real-time Ethernet

Inside the production

End-user products (PC cards, gateways, analyzers)

Industries

Automation technologyFactory automationIndustry 4.0 / IIoTMechanical engineering (OEM, embedded)

Additional services

Technical product consulting, support & commissioningSales of industrial communication technologyWorkshops/training courses (e.g. Big Data / Machine Learning)

Reference customers

Oerlikon Metco AG (netFIELD, Success Story Hilscher Group)Güdel (netFIELD, Success Story Hilscher Group)

History

2006
Founding of Hilscher Swiss GmbH as a partner for industrial communication technologies in Switzerland (LinkedIn states 2003, deviating)