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New Netbiter Gateway Simplifies Remote Management of Industrial Equipment

HMS Industrial Networks now introduces the Netbiter EC350 a new communication gateway which makes it easier to monitor and control industrial equipment remotely. The gateway comes with enhanced performance and connectivity making it ideal for remote management and configuration of power generators, cooling systems, UPSs, wind turbines or other industrial machinery.
Enhanced connectivity. The Netbiter EC350 is the first in a new generation of Netbiter gateways. It connects to industrial machinery via Modbus (serial or Ethernet), SNMP, EtherNet/IP or I/O and sends data to the cloud-based Netbiter Argos server via Ethernet or cellular communications. 3G Communication While previous generations of Netbiter gateways have been able to communicate via GSM/GPRS, the new Netbiter EC350 is enhanced to also communicate over 3G networks. The 3G communication provides increased performance compared to GPRS and also increases the geographical cellular coverage as it is possible to install the gateway where 3G is the only available network. With support for 5 different 3G bands, the Netbiter EC350 is a product suitable for the global market. Enabling Remote Access The Netbiter EC350 will support Remote Access functionality. This means that users can open up a secure connection to remote machinery and configure or operate it from any location using standard software applications. Remote access provides a secure data tunnel to the remotely located equipment. For example,

Leading the Innovation Bandwagon, through Concurrent Engineering and Value Engineering, Indo-MIM has set new milestones in the field of Metal Injection Molding (MIM) across the global automotive industry
India has been at the forefront of automotive development and manufacturing. The increased interest of all the automotive manufacturers in expanding their manufacturing footprint in India, can be seen by the new plants that they have been putting up in various regions new plant of Ford in Gujarat, new plant of Honda in Karnataka, and so on. Leading the technology revolution in the component manufacturing field is Indo-US MIM Tec Pvt Ltd. (branded as Indo-MIM) at Bangalore. They are engaged in the field of providing cost-effective solutions through manufacturing of complex shaped steel and stainless steel parts as per customer drawings, using the emerging technology of MIM. They have reached the status of Worlds largest company in this field, as per information provided in the International Conferences. Indo-MIM has always believed in Open Innovation, i.e. open approach to sharing of capabilities and technical know-how thereby bringing technical information to the doorstep of the global customers. This has been accomplished through participation in various global exhibitions across Asia, Europe and USA, as well as being a speaker at various symposiums and conferences, to take lead in disseminating information about this innovative and emerging technology. Our services range from Concept Creation, Product Development, Prototyping, Small Batch Production, Mass Production, Sustainability, Quality and Reliability. Specific area of expertise include mold flow analysis, generating high surface finish using lapping and honing, postMIM surface treatments, gauge and fixture design for ease in qualification and sustainable quality, specialty grinding, welding, sub-assembly processes. This can further extend to managing a lean and efficient supply chain for exports from India. A dedicated Innovation Cell at Indo-MIM supports global customers 24 x 7 to assist in new product design, concept finalisation and MIM feature discussions, thereby enabling make the MIM experience easy and fast. Customers have access to Indo-MIM for support on prototypes, mold flow analysis and samples. Furthermore, this can then scale up from this development phase to frugal engineering and the subsequent result could be a low volume production or the large scale production. Indo-MIM has Quality Certifications like ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 13485, AS 9100 Rev C and also has an ISO Class 8 Clean Room for specific applications as per customer requirements. It practises Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies at both its manufacturing plants, wherein there are more than 20 ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belts who work on various projects throughout the year. The culture of six sigma is inculcated into the people working at the shop floor, owing to which the working style is unique and different. There are 5 Kaizen projects that run at each plant every month, thereby enhancing the working atmosphere as well as the employee culture in the company. The result is that the customers getting a leaner process designed for their components that result in several cost benefits and sustainability. A particular highlight is a fitting recognition of Indo-MIM at the recently held MPIF Annual Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards at Chicago, Illinois, by being awarded three prizes in the automotive design category.
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with a Netbiter connected to a PLC, it is possible to perform remote debugging or programming of the PLC from any location, using the same PLC configuration software as usual. Remote access functionality will be available as of Q1, 2014. Netbiter is one of the pioneering solutions on the remote management market and we have taken advantage of our long experience when developing the EC350, says Henrik Arleving, Product Line Manager, Remote Management at HMS. With more connectivity options and increased performance, Netbiter definitely takes the lead as one of the most versatile and powerful remote management

solutions on the market. Technical enhancements From a technical point-of-view, the new gateway has about 20 times more processing power than the previous gateways and an extended memory capacity supporting up to 512 MB Flash and 1024 MB RAM. Two fully separated Ethernet Interfaces (WAN and LAN) makes it possible to provide secure communication to the field installation. A built-in GPS receiver makes it suitable for mobile fleet management applications and the increased number of analog and digital I/Os allow signals and sensors to be directly connected to the Netbiter gateway. Six status LEDs also provide detailed diagnostics. HMS Industrial Networks is the leading independent supplier of embedded network technology for automation devices. HMS develops and manufactures solutions for interfacing automation devices to industrial networks. For further details write to UL Electrodevices Pvt Ltd, S.NO. 6/9/6, Bhairavnath Nagar Nahre Gaon, Tal Haveli Pune - 411 041 Tel: +91 20 269 60040 Email: anybus@ulepl.com Visit: www.ulepl.com

The Netbiter EC350 communication gateway provides communication to field installations using Ethernet or the cellular networks to a cloud-based service called Netbiter Argos (located at http://www.netbiter.net).

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