The story behind IXON

Foundation: 2014

Our story begins in 2014, with our founder Willem Hofmans. With years of experience in software for mechanical engineering, he saw how much time, energy and value was lost in service processes. That could, and should, be better! From that conviction, IXON was born.

2014 - 2016

IXON was introduced as a user-friendly solution that allows machine builders around the world to easily connect to their machines. It all started with a remote access solution, the RSR 1, followed by the IXrouter and the IXON Cloud platform.

2017 - 2021

We grew into a rapidly expanding organization with sales colleagues in 8 European countries. By 2021, 40,000 machines worldwide were connected, and the team had grown to 60+ employees,. The office could barely keep up with the growth.

2022 - 2023

In 2022, IXON moved to a larger building and expanded internationally with the establishment of the USA office and the Serbian development team. Also, the IXON Marketplace, the partner ecosystem and the AppEngine were launched.

2024 - Today

IXON launched the SecureEdge gateway family. The company has grown into a global tech organization with 125+ employees, 10 sales offices and distributors in 40 countries. Worldwide, more than 100,000 machines are connected to IXON Cloud.

Future

We remain true to our roots: down-to-earth, ambitious and with a strong focus on simplicity in technology. We continue to support machine builders, manufacturers and system integrators in their growth and to collaborate in the most efficient way.