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Industrial communication

The remote access to machines and plants made possible by industrial communication massively reduces operating costs. Machine monitoring, remote access for remote maintenance, remote data or condition monitoring with IIoT solutions via the cloud increase operational reliability and enable interventions in real time. Gateways build bridges between incompatible systems. On the flipside: Cyber security in the industrial environment is becoming a hot topic.

Bachofen has been keeping pace with the technical development of industrial communication for many years. At Bachofen, machines and plant engineers can find a comprehensive solution portfolio that covers every need: From remote access and data monitoring with the leading systems of the Ewon brand to comprehensive, data-supported process integration. With Bachofen, industrial communication becomes a competitive advantage.

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Industrielle Kommunikation
remote access
Remote Data
IIoT / Cloud
Gateways

Remote Access

Remote access to your machines and equipment saves time, travel costs and expenses. Your support team establishes a secure connection to remote machines via VPN. This means it can carry out maintenance work and fault rectification quickly and conveniently — regardless of the location and at any desired time. Remote maintenance with Ewon Cosy+ has established itself as an efficient and future-proof support solution for users around the globe.

Remote access

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Ewon Cosy+

The main benefits of remote access with Bachofen will be explained shortly:

Remote Data

With remote data, you can expand the range of possibilities offered by remote access: You can analyse and visualise your machine and plant data in-house and without the need for the cloud. Machine monitoring with data monitoring enables seamless process data acquisition and provides you with real-time insight into running operations.

With Ewon Flexy, Bachofen provides you with a secure and flexible solution for remote data. The future is an open book: If you decide to use the cloud in the future, you can do so without purchasing new hardware.

Take note: Wireless solutions can also be used for the easy company-internal transfer of machine data. Let us advise you.

Remote Data

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Easy data collection and logging

Support for a wide range of industry protocols, including OPC UA or MQTT.

Efficient data monitoring

Local web dashboard for monitoring KPIs via Talk2m's M2Web service

Advanced data services

A wide range of options: PLC data acquisition, alarms, OPC UA, modbus, MQTT, SNMP, HTTPS, local web dashboards, cloud-live KPIs and programming (Basic and Java)

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Future-proof

Replaceable expansion cards: Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G

Excellent scalability

Unlimited expansion of devices and users

On-site or via the cloud

Open for both options

Three steps to a successful dashboard

With Dashboard4Ewon, you can create a custom dashboard for your Ewon Flexy in no time. It’s that simple:

01

Create a dashboard

Open the designer, create a new dashboard and import your Ewon TAGs using the Talk2M wizard.

Step1

02

Design your visualisation

Customise the visualisation just the way you want – up to 48 widgets and an alarm list are available.

Step2

03

Upload automatically Let the designer automatically upload the completed dashboard to your Ewon Flexy – fast and efficient.
Step3

Dashboard4Ewon is a web-based visualisation tool for the Ewon Flexy from HMS. No installation is required. In the free basic version, up to three widgets can be displayed. The full version allows up to 48 customisable widgets and an alarm list.

Step2

Here’s how easy it is – step by step:

IIoT / Cloud

The Industrial Internet of Things and the rise of cloud technologies have heralded the fourth industrial revolution. This marks the dawn of an era of efficiency and automation in production environments, which increases the competitiveness of users by leaps and bounds.

Bachofen has mastered the highly challenging discipline of industrial communication and supports manufacturers and operators of machinery and plants in implementing integrated IIoT and cloud solutions. Key elements are the intelligent networking of processes, central data management, permanent data monitoring and secure remote access from any location.

IIoT / Cloud
IIoT Cloud

The most important advantages of IIoT/cloud with Bachofen in brief:

The Bachofen portfolio

Gateways

Gateways play a key role as nodes at the interfaces of industrial communication. They connect networks with different transmission protocols and the integration of the systems and devices possible in the first place.

Bachofen offers gateways from renowned manufacturers, ensuring that industrial communication knows no boundaries. With Bachofen, every protocol can be connected to any other, whether in industrial applications or in building services.

Gateways

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Intensis Gateway
M-Bus
EtherNet IP
KNX
Modbus TCP/IP
Dali
ASCII
Gateway Netzwerk Logos BACnet
OCPP
LonWorks

Discover now: The most important applications of the Bachofen gateways for industry

Anybus EtherCat
EtherCAT
MQTT
ControlNet
Profi Net
Gateway Netzwerk Logos ASI
EthernetPowerlink
Gateway Netzwerk Logos CANopen
DeviceNet
Modbus RTU
OPC UA
CC-Link
Profi Bus
Modbus TCP/IP
EtherNet IP

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Smart Building Technology, Intesis Gateways
Klimaanlagenhersteller Bosch
Klimaanlagenhersteller Midea
Klimaanlagenhersteller Haier
Klimaanlagenhersteller LG
Klimaanlagenhersteller Mitsubishi Electric
Klimaanlagenhersteller Fujitsu
Klimaanlagenhersteller Panasonic
Klimaanlagenhersteller Daikin
Klimaanlagenhersteller Hisense
Klimaanlagenhersteller Samsung
Klimaanlagenhersteller Toshiba
Klimaanlagenhersteller Hitachi
Klimaanlagenhersteller Mitsubishi Heavy Industries