Industry associations
Networking and cooperation with industry-relevant associations
MBS has been heavily involved in the relevant industry associations for many years, both nationally and internationally. These include BACnet Interest Group Europe (since 1999), BACnet International, OCF (Open Connectivity Foundation) and Thread Group. We are actively involved in many industry standards and are actively shaping the future of classic industrial and building automation as well as the Internet of Things.
Below you will find an excerpt of our association memberships:
BACnet Interest Group Europe and BACnet International
MBS has been an active member of the BACnet Interest Group Europe (www.big-eu.org) since 1999 and actively supports the Marketing (WG-M) and Technology (WG-T) working groups as well as the advisory board with work in the area of further development and marketing in the BACnet sector. We have also been an active member of the industry association BACnet International since 2019.
MBS continues to support the work of the American ASHRAE SSPC 135 (Standing Standard Project Committee, BACnet www.bacnet.org), the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers www.ashrae.org) and the BTL-WG (BACnet Test Laboratory Working Group) of the BACnet International organization.
BACnet International
www.bacnetinternational.org
BACnet Interest Group Europe
www.big-eu.org/en/
CiA CAN in Automation e.V.
The international association CiA (CAN in Automation) promotes the dissemination and standardization of CAN in open automation networks.
The non-profit association was founded in 1992. Its aim is to create an independent platform for future developments of the CAN protocol and to promote the image of CAN technology.
MBS has been a member of CiA CAN in Automation e.V. since 2016.
ESPA-X
ESPA-X (Enhanced Signaling Protocol for Alarm Processes - XML-based) is a communication protocol for controlling personal alarm systems and telephone systems.
The realization of flexible communication platforms, consisting of alarm management, logistics and especially call systems, as well as host systems on the one hand and alarm servers on the other, is possible with ESPA-X, for example.
KNX Association
The KNX field bus is a standard for home and building automation and the successor to the European Installation Bus (EIB), BatiBus and EHS field buses.
Technically, KNX is a further development of EIB by adding configuration mechanisms and transmission media that were originally developed for BatiBus and EHS. KNX is compatible with EIB.
MBS has been a member of the KNX Association since 2011.
OCF
With almost 500 members, the OCF is currently the largest industry group developing communication standards, specifications and a certification program for devices that can interact with each other in the Internet of Things (IoT).
Industry giants such as Cisco, Intel, Samsung and Schneider Electric are also members. Its aim is to ensure the interoperability of devices from different manufacturers.
PROFINET Int.
The industrial Ethernet standard Profinet (Process Field Network), which is open for automation, uses TCP/IP and IT standards, is real-time-capable and enables the integration of fieldbus systems.
Manufacturers and users of the standardized communication technologies PROFIBUS and PROFINET have come together worldwide in the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e. V. (PNO) in order to jointly promote the further technical development and international implementation of the technologies.
MBS GmbH has been a member of Profinet International since 2014
Threadgroup
MBS GmbH joined the Thread Group in 2019. The Thread Group is a consortium of companies from the building automation and IT sectors, in which major players such as Siemens, Apple and Google also participate.
With Thread, they are developing an open wireless protocol for energy-efficient wireless networks that combines native IP addressability with mesh network technology. The universal application language Dotdot is based on this network protocol and will standardize communication.
