Case Study: a leading industrial robot manufacturer in China achieves faster functional safety compliance with HMS Networks' TÜV pre-certified safety solutions

a leading Chinese robot manufacturer accelerates SIL 3 / PLe compliance with HMS Networks

A leading Chinese robot manufacturer needed to achieve SIL 3 / PLe functional safety compliance for its robots to expand into North American and European markets. The challenge was to implement safe internal communication via Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) and a safe external interface to a Safety PLC without a lengthy hardware redesign, which would have significantly increased development time and risked delaying their market entry.

HMS Networks provided a solution using their TÜV pre-certified FSoE protocol software and T100 Safety I/O hardware, backed by local engineering support. This approach streamlined the certification process, reduced time to market, and enabled reliable compliance with global safety standards. The result was a future-ready safety architecture that allowed the manufacturer to expand into international markets.