Moxa UPort: Reliable and Plug & Play Serial Port Expansion

Moxa Europe GmbH

Moxa Group today is one of the top three worldwide manufacturers of device networking solutions for industrial automation. Moxa focuses on creating data networking products that provide system integrators and end-users with reliable and cost-effective serial-to-Ethernet, industrial Ethernet, and serial-to-PC solutions. Through consequent range extension Moxa has grown to be the one-stop-shop for comprehensive industrial networking solutions: One Moxa - numerous solutions.

Moxa's product lines include:

- multi-port serial boards,
- serial device servers,
- industrial Ethernet switches,
- video over IP servers,
- and front-end embedded computers,

and our customers come from a wide spectrum of business fields and endeavors, including

- industrial automation/factory automation
- machinery
- energy & power
- POS/ATM/retail,
- telecommunications,
- financial services,
- security systems,
- traffic automation,
- building automation,
- transportation
- marine etc.

Dealing with Moxa is all about reliability, professional service and quality. The added value becomes obvious when you look at our worldwide network of dedicated Moxa distributors, the comprehensive technical service support and Moxa's standard five-year product warranty.

R&D is the basis

Moxa invest strongly in their R&D resources to create high-quality products and to be able to react flexibly and quickly to market requirements. Innovation and progressive product development are two of Moxa´s core competences. They enable the launch of record-beating products such as Turbo Ring II with the world´s fastest fault recovery within 20 milliseconds in ring topologies. Moxa´s R&D is concentrated on serial-to-Ethernet and Ethernet switch technology, since the current trend is to use Ethernet as an overall communications backbone for both business and industry. In addition, Ethernet LANs are now prevalent around the world, making it easy for even non-network professionals to set up Ethernet communications applications. Of course Moxa is ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001 certified and all products are RoHS & WEEE compliant.

`Moxa inside´ worlwide

Today more than 9,000,000 devices have been installed worldwide with the help of Moxa products. Moxa is the number one brand of multi-port serial solution in the worldwide industrial market, and one of the top three serial device server manufacturers.

Moxa's products are used in large numbers by several well-known companies, for example Siemens Medical has installed more than 20,000 serial ports using Moxa intelligent multi-port products for medical automation. NCR USA has installed more than 12,000 ports for POS/ATM applications. Toshiba has installed more than 80,000 ports for chain-store operation. TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturer Corp., the world's No. 1 silicon wafer manufacturer) has installed more than 32,000 ports in their factory automation section. China Telco has installed more than 25,000 ports for its billing and switch management system.

How Moxa got started

Moxa was founded in 1987 by five high school classmates who started a consulting business to set up serial communications applications. The expertise they acquired led to the design and manufacture of MOXA multiport serial boards, which are now world renowned for providing high quality data transmission at one of the best cost/performance ratios in the industry. Ever since Moxa started they have grown organically to a global company with 410 employees in five subsidiaries worldwide including Taiwan, China, the US and Germany who ensure professional service and round out Moxa´s global offer with strong commitment to customer focus.