(openPR) - With its new sales office in Switzerland, IXXAT reacts to the increasing demand for CAN and Industrial Ethernet products, especially from Switzerland. Together with Mr. Johannes Haag, a long-standing and experienced IXXAT distributor, the new sales office was opened on March 1st, 2011. From now on, IXXAT is able to respond even better and faster to the demands and requirements of its Swiss customers. Johannes Haag has a degree in electrical and industrial engineering and has dedicated his professional career exclusively to industrial control systems and networking with a focus on development and sales. In the last ten years, he managed the company HaTec, an important partner for the distribution of IXXAT products in Switzerland. As a new IXXAT employee, he is in charge of the management of the Swiss sales office, and aims at expanding the presence of IXXAT's products and services.

IXXAT Automation is a leading provider of data communication products and services for the automation and automotive industries. The company focuses on industrial communication systems based on CAN (CANopen, DeviceNet), Ethernet (POWERLINK, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT, Modbus TCP), and TCP/IP with the associated transport protocols. Solutions for the automotive industry are mainly based on CAN (diagnosis protocols, SAE J1939), FlexRay, and LIN. IXXAT is experienced in the development of safety-oriented hardware and software in compliance with IEC 61508. In addition to designing system solutions and developing hardware and software, IXXAT supports the implementation and application of CAN and TCP/IP communication systems and offers training and consultation. The extensive product portfolio includes interface cards, test systems, analytical tools, and protocol software. Currently, the company employs a staff of 80, mostly electronics engineers and computer scientists. IXXAT has an ISO 9001-certified quality management system.

IXXAT Automation GmbH

Frank Pastors

Leibnizstr. 15
88250 Weingarten
Germany

Tel.: +49 . 751 . 561 46 - 0
Fax: +49 . 751 . 561 46 - 29
E-mail: info@ixxat.de
WWW: www.ixxat.de