NEED FOR SPEED? LI-FI IS HERE www.engineeringnews.co.nz 33 Modbus-TCP and Ethernet POWERLINK. The US market is dominated by the CIP networks where EtherNet/IP has overtaken DeviceNet in terms of market shares. In Asia, a fragmented network market is very visible. No network stands out as truly marketleading, but PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus and CC-Link are widely used. EtherCAT continues to establish itself as a significant network, and CC-Link IE Field is also gaining traction. More and more devices are getting connected “The presented figures represent our consolidated view, taking into account insights from colleagues in the industry, our own sales statistics and overall perception of the market,” says Anders Hansson. “It is interesting to see that industrial Ethernet and Wireless combined now account for more than half of the market at 52%, compared to fieldbuses at 48%. The success of a series of industrial Ethernet networks and the addition of growing Wireless technologies confirms that the network market Industrial Ethernet: 46% (38) Annual growth: 22% (20) Wireless 6% (4) Annual growth: 32% (30) remains fragmented, as users continue to ask for connectivity to a variety of fieldbus, industrial Ethernet and wireless networks. All in all, industrial devices are getting increasingly connected, boosted by trends such as Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0. From our point of view, we are well-suited to grow with these trends, since HMS is all about ‘Connecting Devices.’” HMS Industrial Networks HMS Industrial Networks is a leading independent supplier of products for industrial communication including remote management. HMS develops and manufactures solutions for connecting automation devices and systems to industrial networks under the Anybus, IXXAT and eWON brands. Development and manufacturing take place at the headquarters in Halmstad, Sweden and in Ravensburg, Germany. Local sales and support are handled by offices in Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, UK, and USA. HMS employs over 500 people and reported sales of 101 million EUR in 2016. HMS is listed on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm. Fieldbus: 48% (58) Annual growth: 4% (7) Other wireless: 1%Bluetooth: 1% Technology is moving at rapid pace with business adoption driving innovation and with it comes the need for speed. Enter, Li-fi, enabling much greater, focussed data transfer within the same time period. According to Wikipedia, Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) is a bidirectional, high-speed and fully networked wireless communication technology similar to Wi-Fi. The term was coined by Harald Haas and is a form of visible light communication and a subset of optical wireless communications (OWC) and could be a complement to RF communication (Wi-Fi or cellular networks), or even a replacement in contexts of data broadcasting. It is wire and uv visible-light communication or infrared and nearultraviolet instead of radio-frequency spectrum, part of optical wireless communications technology, which carries much more information and has been proposed as a solution to the RF-bandwidth limitations. The light at the end of the tunnel, in this case, isn’t someone shining a torch. Certi ed Hazardous Area Training and Solutions • LED Lighting • Custom Enclosure Assemblies • Field Switching, Sensing & Indication • Intrinsic Safety (Ex i) NHP ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS NZ LTD 0800 NHP NHP | nhp-nz.com IECEx Certi ed Local Support NZENGADV 32734.indd 1 26/09/2016 5:42 PM EN136
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