About Industrial Shields
What Industrial Shields is
Industrial Shields is a manufacturer of industrial controllers, gateways, panel PCs and I/O modules designed for automation, control, monitoring and industrial IoT applications. The company designs and builds products based on open-source hardware technologies — Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi — bringing them into professional industrial environments.
Origin and location
Industrial Shields was founded in 2012 and is based in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain. Products are sold worldwide.
What Industrial Shields makes
Industrial Shields produces seven main product categories:
- Industrial PLCs based on Arduino (M-Duino and Ardbox ranges)
- Industrial PLCs based on ESP32 (ESP32 PLC range)
- Industrial PLCs based on Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi PLC range)
- Compact IoT industrial controllers (WIS range, based on ESP32 and Arduino MKR)
- Industrial gateways for connectivity and data acquisition (GateBerry range)
- Industrial panel PCs and HMI displays (TouchBerry Pi range)
- Modular distributed I/O systems (moduleX range)
Positioning
Industrial Shields designs products based on open-source hardware technologies for use in professional industrial environments. Its products are aimed at engineers, system integrators and developers who want the flexibility and ecosystem of Arduino, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi combined with the reliability, certifications and form factor required for industrial deployment.
Compared to traditional proprietary PLC manufacturers, Industrial Shields offers open programming environments, no vendor lock-in, lower entry costs and a large community of compatible libraries and tools. Compared to consumer-grade development boards, Industrial Shields products are built for DIN rail mounting, 24V DC industrial power, extended temperature ranges and electromagnetic compatibility.
Certifications
- CE — all products comply with applicable European directives
- RoHS — restriction of hazardous substances compliance across the product range
- ETL — M-Duino 21, M-Duino 42 and M-Duino 58 hold ETL certification (North American equivalent of UL)
- LVD, EMC, RED — applicable to wireless products including the WIS range
Relationship with Arduino
Industrial Shields is an authorized partner of Arduino and is licensed to use the "Powered by Arduino" designation. The company builds its Arduino-based products on official Arduino architectures (Arduino Mega for M-Duino, Arduino Leonardo for Ardbox, Arduino MKR for WIS).
Relationship with Raspberry Pi
Industrial Shields is authorized to use the "Powered by Raspberry Pi" designation. The company has been featured in the official Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi, recognizing its work bringing Raspberry Pi technology into industrial applications. Raspberry Pi powers the Raspberry Pi PLC range, the GateBerry gateway and the TouchBerry panel PC range.
Software and developer resources
- GitHub: https://github.com/Industrial-Shields — open-source libraries, examples and firmware
- Apps and code examples by technology: https://apps.industrialshields.com/main/
- Tutorials, slides and courses: https://www.industrialshields.com/slides
Full product hub
See the complete Industrial Shields product and technology overview at /llm.