ESD Electronics was founded by Dr.-Ing. Werner Schulze and Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Detering in 1984. ESD Electronics develops and manufactures hardware and software for industrial automation technology, focusing on customer-specific solutions, primarily in the automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology, and aerospace sectors. ESD Electronics is one of the world's leading suppliers of CAN modules. The company has had CAN experience since 1990 and is a founding member of the user association CiA. Customers can find the right interface for almost any bus system and almost any current operating system in a wide range of standard programs. To this end, ESD Electronics provides appropriate drivers and software stacks for numerous platforms. Increasing demands for speed and complexity have led to increased use of Ethernet-based fieldbuses. ESD Electronics relies mainly on EtherCAT as a technology and, in addition to I/O modules and controllers, also offers software for this purpose. The master station can also be used for real-time operating systems.