Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH was founded in Mannheim, Germany in 1992 by Jochen Bihl and Bernhard Wiedemann. This highly specialized product engineering firm is among the leading providers of safety technology and electronic components for automation technology using AS-Interface.
In 1995, Bihl+Wiedemann was the first company to receive a certificate from AS-International for their AS-i Master. Their AS-i Master is now used as the reference for the certification of new AS-i slave modules from manufacturers around the world. In addition to traditional AS-i solutions, Bihl+Wiedemann is recognized among the top names in the field of safety technology using AS-i Safety at Work.
B+W’s AS-i Master/Gateway products are available in versions across the most popular industrial communications protocols in the world including EtherNet/IP, Profinet, CANopen, Modbus, EtherCAT, CC-Link, and more.
Other milestones in the company’s history include the introduction of the first AS-i Master for specification 3.0, the release of the first AS-i Master in a stainless steel housing with expanded diagnostic functions (2004), and the membership in AS-Interface’s Safety Consortium (2005).
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