
29.01.10
The management team at Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG (left to right): Roland Smyczek (EMS services and human resources) and Michael Schlegel (technology).

28.01.10
Beckhoff Industrial PC technology in action in industrial IT applications.

20.01.10
The range of the battery-free transmitters and receivers can be extended up to a maximum data bus length of 500 m (1640 ft) using the KL6581 EnOcean master terminal and the KL6583 EnOcean transmitter and receiver module.

24.11.09
TwinCAT 3 is more open, flexible, easily extendable and, using multi-core CPUs, faster than current PC-based controllers. In accordance with the all-in-one automation concept, TwinCAT 3 includes all major programming languages from the automation and IT world.

In addition to the possibilities of controller programming according to the 3rd edition of IEC 61131-3, the new TwinCAT 3 architecture allows the use of C and C++ as the programming language. The TwinCAT 3 runtime has been modularised in order to make it more open and flexible. It now makes an environment available in which the TwinCAT 3 modules can run. This way, it is of little importance whether these modules are PLC, NC or CNC modules or modules generated from C code (e.g. Matlab®/Simulink®).

24.11.09
The highly dynamic EtherCAT Servo Drive family has been enhanced with the new AX5140 with a rated current of 40 A.

24.11.09
The PCIe modules from Beckhoff are based on the PCI Express standard and extend the different Beckhoff Industrial PC series with additional useful interfaces such as Ethernet ports.

24.11.09
With the CU8890, Beckhoff is expanding its range of Industrial PC accessories via a WLAN module that is ideal for industrial use.


Jan Hendrik Breitenstein, Area Sales Manager at Beckhoff Automation in Verl

04.11.09
Beckhoff is expanding the ‘Economy’ built-in series with new versions featuring a compact 5.7-inch display: the CP6207 built-in Panel PC with Intel® Atom™ CPU, CP6607 built-in Panel PC with Intel® IXP420 CPU and CP6907 built-in Control Panel with DVI/USB Extended interface.

28.10.09
Flexible utilisation of the digital channels: The EtherCAT Box EP2338 has eight freely selectable digital inputs or outputs in one device.

26.10.09
TwinCAT 3 integrates the standard PLC and IT programming environments in a common automation suite. In addition to classic and object-oriented programming, the use of C/C++ as well as Matlab and Simulink is also possible.

07.10.09
The Beckhoff HD Bus Terminals with 16 connection points are characterised by a particularly compact design, because the packing density in the 12 mm housing is twice as high as in standard Bus Terminals. Single-wire conductors and conductors with a wire end sleeve can be inserted directly into the spring loaded terminal point without tools.

01.09.09
The C6930 control cabinet PC is very compact and designed for processors up to Intel® Core™2 Duo. It features a RAID system for mirroring hard disks.

25.08.09
The EP1258 EtherCAT Box with time stamp function enables the detection of binary signals with an impressive resolution on the order of a nanosecond.

03.08.09
After participating in the Interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, Beckhoff will be presenting its PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology for packaging machines for the first time at Fachpack in Nuremberg, Germany.

28.07.09
The Ethernet Panels from the CP6608 series can be flexibly adapted to suit buildings with individualised front panel designs; the technical specifications are identical.

27.07.09
At Motek 2009 Beckhoff will present additional components for Scientific Automation: EtherCAT Terminals for high-precision measurement technology and Condition Monitoring as well as TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation software.

29.06.09
High-precision temperature measurement with EL3201-0020 EtherCAT Terminal.

16.06.09
The Bus Terminals, with integrated switches or potentiometers, function as operating devices for changing process data independently of the controller.

20.04.09
PC-based Control consistently used: TwinCAT with integrated Safety

22.04.09
CX8000 Embedded PC: programmable controllers with 32 bit CPU, which serve both to execute PLC programs and to function as slave devices in a higher-level fieldbus system.

20.04.09
Condition Monitoring functions can be integrated simply and cost-effectively in the PC-based control system using the EL3632 EtherCAT Terminal.

20.04.09
“TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation” for pick-and-place applications; robotic and Motion Control functions can be optimally synchronised using TwinCAT NC PTP or NC I.

20.04.09
The AX5000 EtherCAT drive series is being expanded with Servo Drives rated up to 170 A. The AX5000 drives are designed in three sizes with rated currents of 60 A, 72 A, 90 A, 110 A, 143 A and 170 A.



01.04.09
Hans Beckhoff, Managing Director of Beckhoff Automation GmbH

26.03.09
The new IPC series C66xx offers high flexibility and small device dimensions at a very competitive price.

13.03.09
The universal PC-based control technology from Beckhoff represents the optimum basis for sequence control, Motion Control, HMI and measurement technology both for machine automation and process automation.


11.03.09
Robust and compact: IP 67 modules with direct EtherCAT interface.

11.03.09
The safety solution for the EtherCAT Terminal system enables the implementation of a simple, flexible and inexpensive local safety controller.

11.03.09
Control Panel with high computing power and low energy consumption: The robust CP77xx Panel PC series from Beckhoff integrates a TFT display and a PC in a slimline, water- and dust-proof aluminium housing with IP 65 protection.

05.03.09
Beckhoff has enhanced its building automation system offering with the EL6851 DMX terminal for the EtherCAT Terminal system.

25.02.09
The scalability of PC-based control technology from Beckhoff makes tailor-made solutions possible that significantly increase the productivity and flexibility of machines in comparison with conventional controllers.

11.02.09
Beckhoff Panel PCs and Control Panel with 15- or 19-inch display without membrane keyboard are now available with RFID readers in the front as standard.

11.02.09
CP-Link 3 is a software solution based on standard technologies for flexible connection of Ethernet Panels and Panel PCs with an Industrial PC.

11.02.09
Extremely compact: Beckhoff C6915 control cabinet PC with Intel® Atom™ processor.

03.02.09
PC-based control technology from Beckhoff offers the highest degree of performance and accuracy for the photovoltaic industry.