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Beckhoff

Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. The product range covers Industrial PCs, I/O and Fieldbus Components, Drive Technology and automation software. Products that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all industries.

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The Beckhoff “New Automation Technology” philosophy represents universal and open control and automation solutions that are used worldwide in a wide variety of different applications, ranging from CNC-controlled machine tools to intelligent building automation.

Beckhoff | The IPC Company

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Beckhoff supplies the right Industrial PC for every application. High-quality components based on open standards and the rugged construction of the device housings mean that the Industrial PCs are ideally equipped for all control requirements. Embedded PCs make modular IPC technology available in miniature format for DIN rail mounting. In addition to their application in automation, Beckhoff Industrial PCs are also ideally suited to other kinds of tasks – wherever reliable and robust PC technology is required.

Beckhoff | The I/O Company

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Beckhoff has the right technology for every signal and every fieldbus. Beckhoff supplies a complete range of Fieldbus Components for all common I/Os and fieldbus systems. With the Bus Terminals in protection class IP 20, and the Fieldbus Box modules in IP 67, a complete range is available for all important signal types and fieldbus systems. In addition to conventional bus systems, Beckhoff offers a complete EtherCAT I/O range for the high-speed Ethernet fieldbus based on EtherCAT Terminals and the EtherCAT Box.

Beckhoff | The Motion Company

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In combination with the Motion Control solutions offered by the TwinCAT automation software, Beckhoff Drive Technology represents an advanced and complete drive system. PC-based control technology from Beckhoff is ideally suited for single and multiple axis positioning tasks with highly dynamic requirements. The AX5000 Servo Drive series with high-performance EtherCAT system communication offers maximum performance and dynamics. Servomotors with One Cable Technology, which combines power and feedback system in a standard motor cable, reduce material and commissioning costs. The drive system XTS (eXtended Transport System) replaces classic mechanical systems by innovative mechatronics. It enables individual product transport applications with a continuous flow of material.

Beckhoff | The Automation Company

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Beckhoff offers comprehensive system solutions in different performance classes for all areas of automation. Beckhoff control technology is scalable – from high-performance Industrial PCs to mini PLCs – and can be adapted precisely to the respective application. TwinCAT automation software integrates real-time control with PLC, NC and CNC functions in a single package. All Beckhoff controllers are programmed using TwinCAT in accordance with the globally-recognised IEC 61131-3 programming standard. With TwinCAT 3, C/C++ and Matlab®/Simulink® are available as programming languages in addition to IEC 61131-3.

Bedrijfsnieuws

Beckhoff Tutorials: Alles wat je moet weten over automatisering in een notendop

January 2, 2025

Breid jouw technische kennis uit met Beckhoff Tutorials – uw expertportaal voor PC-gebaseerde besturingstechnologie en open automatiseringssystemen. Deze gedetailleerde tutorials zijn ontworpen om je een uitgebreid inzicht te geven in Beckhoff producten met behulp van toepassingsvoorbeelden uit de praktijk. Lees verder

Tetra Pak Cap Applicator 40 Speed Hyper: The “magic machine”

December 14, 2024

Tetra Pak’s beverage cartons for milk, fruit juices, and more are widely known. These efficient and robust cartons require advanced production technology. In Modena, Italy, Tetra Pak’s experts have employed Beckhoff’s XTS linear transport system in a new machine for cap application on cartons. The Cap Applicator 40 Speed Hyper has been so successful that Tetra Pak’s pilot customer, impressed by its reliability, performance, and flexibility, has described it as a “magic machine.” Find out more in the video.

TwinCAT PLC++: A significant leap in performance for engineering and runtime

December 6, 2024

TwinCAT PLC++ is the latest innovation from Beckhoff for seamless integration into the proven TwinCAT environment. Based on IEC 61131-3 languages, advanced technology has been implemented to elicit significant improvements in engineering and runtime performance. With the focus placed on DevOps principles such as continuous integration and continuous deployment, Beckhoff continues to pursue its philosophy of merging automation and IT. The result is advanced PLC technology that provides the ideal solution even for complex customer-specific requirements and takes the efficiency of automation processes to the next level. Read more and watch the video

Building automation enables autonomous operation of an airport terminal

November 22, 2024

Is a fully autonomous building mere science fiction? No, it is already a reality, as the Belgian ASL Group in Liège is proving with a state-of-the-art, 24/7 terminal for private flight operations. Beckhoff Solution Provider Boolean BV supported the implementation of this with end-to-end building automation. Read more

PC-based control from Beckhoff: Beginnings and new developments

November 15, 2024

Hans Beckhoff discusses technological developments in software, from the beginnings to current new developments in TwinCAT such as TwinCAT PLC++. Watch the video

EtherCAT and PC-based control elevate next-generation laser cutting machine

October 26, 2024

Cincinnati Incorporated (CI) has been building sheet metal processing equipment for 125 years and continues to support its durable machines for decades. The company is able to do this because it develops everything in-house, from the hardware to the software. However, the further development of proprietary control technology became too costly and challenging to support. Since the switch to PC-based control, the only limits to development have been physical, according to the engineers at CI. Read more

The energy transition requires grids with comprehensive measurement technology

October 19, 2024

The proportion of renewable energies – solar, hydropower, and wind – has increased significantly in recent years and had already accounted for more than half of Germany’s electricity feed in 2023. Dr. Fabian Assion, Product Manager I/O at Beckhoff, explains what this high share of highly fluctuating energy means for grid operation as well as for the required smart grids from a control technology perspective. Read more

Beckhoff Essentials Workshop

September 28, 2024

Deze dynamische workshop is de perfecte introductie tot het innovatieve Beckhoff portfolio en onze uitgebreide website. Tijdens deze hands-on sessie krijgt u de kans om zelf te ervaren wat Beckhoff te bieden heeft. We begeleiden u bij het verkennen van onze geavanceerde producten en het schrijven van uw eigen PLC-programma. Lees verder

Precise control for multi-axis machines

September 7, 2024

Affolter Group SA, a Swiss company, relies on Beckhoff control technology to control complex machinery, e.g. for manufacturing clockwork for the timepiece industry. In this video, Vincent Affolter, Managing Director, explains which Beckhoff products are used. Read more

Special purpose automation solutions for the automotive and battery industries

August 17, 2024

S4 Integration, a South African company, provides special purpose end-to-end solutions in industrial automation and software for the automotive and energy storage industries. Shaun Erasmus, their customer engagement manager, discusses their work with Beckhoff in this video.

Compact and high-performance control technology for AGVs and mobile robots

July 4, 2024

The combination of e-commerce, cost pressure, and staff shortages are driving a real trend in intra- and production logistics forward the increasing use of automated guided vehicles (AGV) and autonomous mobile robots (AMR). This is where our flexibly configurable PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology offers the ideal solution for automating your autonomous vehicles and mobile robots. Read more

Ultra-compact Industrial PC for executing AI applications and with an external graphics card

May 25, 2024

The C6043 provides with its second board level for an NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU) integrated ex factory the ideal hardware foundation for high-intensity computing applications, particularly in the artificial intelligence field. Watch the video

MX-System: a short explanation

April 27, 2024

Beckhoff has developed an efficient control cabinet alternative in the form of the MX-System. Marius Winkler explains the details in this video.

PC-based control and compact drive technology

March 15, 2024

Our flexibly configurable PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology offers the ideal solution for automating autonomous vehicles and mobile robots. Watch the video

Powerful, precise, and dynamic: XTS as an extended gantry system

March 9, 2024

Beckhoff’s XTS is a highly flexible and efficient transport system that is used in a variety of applications, specifically automation technology. The XTS consists of a modular track system and magnetically driven movers that enable precise positioning and fast transportation of objects.As the movers can be positioned as desired and can be controlled independently of each other, the XTS is perfect for complex assembly and handling tasks. If heavy loads need to be moved, then two XTS systems can be linked together, creating a compact parallel system that allows the weight to be distributed evenly across several movers. Watch the video

TwinCAT projects with AI-assisted engineering

February 17, 2024

Beckhoff has developed TwinCAT Chat for the TwinCAT XAE engineering environment. With TwinCAT Chat, large language models such as ChatGPT from OpenAI can easily be used to develop a TwinCAT project. This increases productivity in control programming. Read more

A compact stepper motor drive for control cabinet-free machinery

January 27, 2024

Our ASI8100 series combines a stepper motor, stepper motor output stage and EtherCAT fieldbus connection in one space-saving unit that can be installed directly on the machine: suitable for meeting motion requirements in a power range extending up to 250 watts. Watch the video

FoodJet: PC-based control optimizes food production

December 16, 2023

FoodJet relies on PC-based control technology from Beckhoff to open and close the nozzles in its MDL food printers at lightning speed. The machine builder’s customers can use it to portion and deposit toppings with maximum precision, whether they’re coating pizza dough with a perfect layer of tomato sauce on a moving conveyor belt or applying garlic paste to a pita. Watch the video

Linear actuator with integrated feedback system

December 2, 2023

The linear servomotors in the AL8000 series can optionally be equipped with One Cable Technology (OCT). As with the established OCT solution for rotary motors, the OCT solution for linear motors means that the feedback cable can be dispensed with. Watch the video

Syntegon: Product handling platform with Vision and XPlanar

November 18, 2023

Syntegon, a global supplier of process and packaging technology for the food and pharmaceutical industries, presented a product handling platform at Interpack 2023 for secondary packaging. XPlanar for product transport and Vision hardware optical quality control form the core of this platform. Watch the video

Beckhoff opent nieuw kantoor in Noord Nederland

October 7, 2023

Automatiseringsbedrijf Beckhoff Automation BV opende in juli een kantoor aan de Leonard Springerlaan 35 in Groningen. Het centrale hoofdkantoor van Beckhoff Automation Duitsland bevindt zich in Verl en Beckhoff is vertegenwoordigd met vestigingen in meer dan zeventig landen wereldwijd. In Nederland heeft Beckhoff een hoofdvestiging in Haarlem en sales en support kantoren in Eindhoven en Enschede. Vanwege de wens voor lokale ondersteuning en de aanhoudende groei van Beckhoff en haar klanten in het noorden van het land, vestigt het bedrijf zich nu ook in Groningen.

Beckhoff Automation expands in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany

August 19, 2023

The Verl-based company is planning to move into a new central warehouse in the Aurea industrial park in Rheda-Wiedenbrück near its headquarters to expand its logistics capacity. The strong sales growth in recent years and the positive outlook for the future mean that Beckhoff needs to expand its warehouse capacity extensively and sustainably. Read more

Tech United Wereldkampioen met EtherCAT voetbalrobots

August 5, 2023

Tech United prolongeerde op zondag 9 juli in Bordeaux, de wereldtitel robotvoetbal in de Midsize league, door in de finale met 6-2 van de Falcons te winnen.De EtherCAT voetbalrobots kunnen snelheden tot wel 7 meter per seconde behalen door een nieuwe en directe aandrijving van de wielen. Volgend jaar komt de RoboCup naar Eindhoven. Het toernooi wordt tussen 17 en 21 juli 2024 gehouden in het indoor-sportcentrum Eindhoven. Save the date!
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Highly dynamic pick-and-place applications with ATRO and XPlanar

July 22, 2023

By expanding the Beckhoff portfolio with the ATRO modular plug-and-play robotics system, machine builders and users have the opportunity to implement fully integrated automation solutions for the first time. The seamless integration of the robot solution into the Beckhoff architecture facilitates a direct combination with intelligent transport solutions such as XPlanar. This not only facilitates the configuration of an extremely powerful and comprehensive package with maximized output, but it also gives rise to previously inconceivable and extremely compact machine designs featuring a significantly reduced footprint. All components are fully synchronized thanks to EtherCAT. Watch the video

ATRO in a multi-arm robot format

July 13, 2023

The modular industrial robot system ATRO (Automation Technology for Robotics) from Beckhoff was first presented to the public in 2022. Fast-forward to today, and more link modules are now being added to increase the flexibility of the ATRO system even further, including in the form of multi-arm robots. Watch the video

The XPlanar greatly increases testing capacity and throughput

June 23, 2023

In the fall of 2021, Beckhoff began to completely rethink the way it carried outfinal inspections of I/O components. Its aim was to significantly increase testingcapacity and throughput, even though many different types of terminals are produced.The system, which was created entirely by the company’s own equipmentmanufacturing department, can program, adjust, and test around 10,000 terminalsper shift fully automatically. The high speed and flexibility are the result of not onlythe sophisticated system concept, but also the intelligent XPlanar transport system, PC-based control, and the wide range of EtherCAT Terminals. Read more and watch the video

20 years of EtherCAT: Looking back and into the future

May 6, 2023

The ultra-fast EtherCAT developed by Beckhoff and presented at Hannover Messe 2003 has already been used successfully for 20 years and has long since established itself as an open, global standard for real-time Ethernet communication. In this video we talk to Hans and Johannes Beckhoff about the beginnings and milestones of the technology. Also learn why EtherCAT offers enough performance and innovation potential to handle at least the next 20 years of high-performance automation. Watch the video

XPlanar track management

April 7, 2023

The setpoint generation for the movers is handled by the track management: Users can define free 2D tracks. The movers follow these tracks intelligently and automatically avoid collisions. Complex and superposed 6D movements based on CNC with GCode or CAM and free 2D movements are possible. Watch the video

New Automation Technology for smart fulfillment operations

March 31, 2023

Discover how Beckhoff’s innovations in mechatronics and robotics technologies, like XPlanar and ATRO, are helping to meet new challenges in the material handling and intralogistics industry by completely rethinking product handling and transport. Watch the video

XTS Hygienic for the transport of pharmaceutical products

February 10, 2023

The XTS Hygienic is the central element of a new system design for the transport of pharmaceutical products at HOF Sonderanlagenbau. The stainless steel version of the intelligent XTS transport system meets all industry standards. It is designed for use in an isolator and can be cleaned with hydrogen peroxide. In addition, XTS enables particularly gentle product transport, which has reduced glass-to-glass contact. Watch the video

TwinCAT Vision – integrates image processing into automation

January 14, 2023

With TwinCAT Vision, Beckhoff adds integrated image processing functionality to the automation software suite TwinCAT. In line with the underlying principle of PC-based control technology, image processing has been integrated into the central control platform, which already incorporates PLC, motion control, robotics, high-end measurement technology, IoT and HMI capabilities. The resulting benefit is state-of-the-art machine concepts enabling users to meet current and future market requirements and to increase the competitiveness and investment security of their products. In this 30-minute webinar, Michael Busch, Product Manager TwinCAT Vision, and Josef Papenfort, Product Manager TwinCAT, will introduce you to the possibilities of integrated image processing with TwinCAT 3 Vision. Watch the video

ATRO: The perfect robot for every application

January 6, 2023

The ATRO system from Beckhoff is a modular industrial robot system that can be used to assemble the optimal robot structures for different applications in an instant on an individual and flexible basis. This video shows just how quickly and easily the system can be assembled. Watch the video

EtherCAT plug-in modules of the EJ series

November 26, 2022

With the EJ series of EtherCAT plug-in modules, Beckhoff introduced a completely new design in its broad I/O portfolio in 2014 that offers numerous advantages, particularly for series machine manufacturing. Watch the video

Pluggable system solution for control cabinet-free automation

November 4, 2022

Complete control cabinet replacement, significantly lower installation space requirement, significantly fewer components, increased flexibility, lower maintenance requirements. This is the MX_System from Beckhoff. Watch the video

Vision hardware from Beckhoff

October 21, 2022

The area of industrial image processing is now complete thanks to the introduction of the comprehensive hardware range from Beckhoff. Watch the video

Beckhoff Vision: complete and system-integrated

October 7, 2022

In this video, recorded at VISION 2022, our product experts present the new vision hardware from Beckhoff. Watch the video

ATRO: Automation Technology for Robotics – the modular industrial robot system

June 29, 2022

The new ATRO system from Beckhoff is a modular industrial robot system that can be used to assemble the optimal robot structures for different applications on an individual and flexible basis. Standardized motor modules with integrated drive functionality, together with link modules in various designs and lengths, enable almost limitless combinations of mechanics. The complete integration of the control into the holistic control platform TwinCAT offers direct access to a wide range of proven automation functions. Read more

Syntegon Technology: XTS in use for high-performance packaging systems

April 27, 2022

Syntegon Technology in Beringen is a leading supplier of fully automated packaging systems for confectionery manufacturers around the world. The global confectionery industry is subject to many, sometimes rapidly changing trends. Watch the video

XTS with NCT enables product handover between two movers

March 18, 2022

NCT enables contactless energy and data transfer to the XTS movers. Mechatronic handovers between two movers allow product flows to be divided and brought together again. Particularly advantageous here is the synchronous real-time data transmission with the TwinCAT Control. In combination with EtherCAT, system-wide processes can be triggered with µs precision. Watch the video

Voorbereid op de toekomst met naadloze gegevenstransparantie

March 5, 2022

In de wereldwijd concurrerende productie-industrie telt elke minuut, elke gram grondstof en elk kilowattuur aan energie. De Wienerberger Group staat al tientallen jaren voor deze uitdaging. Lees verder [Bron: industrievandaag.nl]

XTS combines three packaging processes in one machine

February 24, 2022


The Integrated Topload Cartoner (ITC) from Kliklok takes complete control of the carton – from forming to finished packaging. The XTS connects the various process steps and thus enables a particularly compact footprint with maximum flexibility at the same time. Watch the video

XTS with NCT for highly dynamic product sorting

January 12, 2022


NCT enables contactless power and data transmission to the XTS mover. Products can be picked up dynamically from an unsorted and irregular product inflow and then stored in an orderly fashion. A wide variety of movers turns XTS into a flexible multi-robot system that increases sorting performance while reducing the required installation space to a minimum. Watch the video