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Bihl+Wiedemann
Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH, with its headquarters in Mannheim, is a middle-sized company within automation technology. The company is specialized in the development and production of electric components for Fieldbus communication with AS-Interface (AS-i), which is world-wide standardised by IEC 62026-2. These components can be used for example in conveyor belts, high-rack warehouses, packing maschines or maschine tools. In 1995 Bihl+Wiedemann was first to receive a certification from AS-International for its AS-Interface Master. Since then, the company is considered leader within AS-Interface technology. Managing Directors are Jochen Bihl and Bernhard Wiedemann. Jochen Bihl is member of the Executive Board and Bernhard Wiedemann is member of the Technical Committee of the AS-International Association e.V..

History
Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH was founded in Mannheim, Germany in 1992 by Jochen Bihl and Bernhard Wiedemann. At the Hannover Messe in 1994 the first AS-i Master devices were introduced and in 1995 certified by the AS-International Association e.V.. In the following years the company created an AS-i Master Gateway for connecting AS-Interface with common controllers. Since 2001 even complex products with analog modules are produced within the field of slaves. In the year of 2005 the company became active in the market of safety technology and adopted the AS-i Safety at Work Standard. In the following years technologies were developed, which enable SafeLink between maschines and system parts, as well as the usage of 24 Volt – standard power supplies in small systems.

Aside the headquarters in Mannheim, another production site is located in Antalya, Turkey. Further subsidiaries can be found in Copenhagen (Denmark), Taicang (China) and Charlotte (USA).

Products
Bihl+Wiedemann produces AS-Interface Master/Gateways, digital and analog Modules/Slaves in different housing types, Repeaters and Bus Terminations. In the field of safety technology the company is supplier of Safety Monitors, Speed Monitors, I/O Modules, control and signal devices like Safety E-STOP Buttons. Additionally soft- and hardware solutions as well as services like contract development and product trainings are offered.

Weblinks
Homepage of Bihl+Wiedemann