PC-based control and safe drive technology for profile bending
Moser-Baer AG in Switzerland is streamlining the production process for its world-famous railroad clocks with a new type of profile bending machine: With four bending rollers instead of the usual three, the Mobamatic MPB23 profile bending machine, with the mechanical platform developed and built by Moser-Baer, can bend a wide variety of profiles without straight end…
Producing 200 coffee pods per minute
For TME, a machine builder specializing in the packaging of powdered foods, Beckhoff was the obvious choice of system supplier: Beckhoff PC-based control technology offers unlimited opportunities when it comes to the performance and innovative capacity – in terms of flexibility, scalability, and openness – of its packaging machines. This is particularly evident in the latest…
Intelligent product transport revolutionizes battery production
When it comes to large-scale battery cell production, fast and precise processes are essential. Even the smallest time or energy savings in individual process steps can add up to significantly increased output, lower costs, and reduced carbon emissions. One of the key levers for improving efficiency in battery production is product transport, and Beckhoff is setting…
Beckhoff MX-System: de machine zonder besturingskast die de industrie verandert
Beckhoff introduceert tijdens Vision, Robotics & Motion 2025 in de Brabanthallen ’s-Hertogenbosch het baanbrekende MX-System. Deze innovatieve technologie vervangt de traditionele besturingskast door een compact, robuust en modulair systeem dat direct op de machine wordt gemonteerd. Het MX-System biedt machinebouwers, systeemintegratoren en eindgebruikers een revolutionaire manier van automatiseren: sneller, eenvoudiger, schaalbaar én kostenefficiënt. Lees verder [Bron…
EtherCAT plug-in modules and measurement terminals in test system for batteries and power electronics
Baumann GmbH, Amberg, develops turnkey automation systems for the automotive supply industry and electronics, pharmaceutical, and medical technology industries, as well as other sectors. These systems range from robot cells to fully automated production lines. The product range includes the MTS (Modular Test System), a flexible way to implement test applications for cell, module and battery…
eXtreme Fast Control (XFC) and EtherCAT in semiconductor manufacturing
Electronic components and their structures are becoming smaller and smaller, making it all the more difficult to bond them. Conventional processes have long since reached the limits of what they can do in this area, but the Impulse PrintingTM process developed by Dutch start-up Fonontech is bringing something new. It enables advanced packaging of semiconductors in 3D structures in the micrometer…
PC- en EtherCAT-gestuurde onderdelensorteermachine met 100% inspectie
Dimac ontwerpt en ontwikkelt innovatieve oplossingen voor 100% inspectie van bevestigingsmiddelen en kleine metalen onderdelen. Het bedrijf gebruikt de EtherCAT en PC-gebaseerde besturing van Beckhoff als basis voor haar volgende generatie sorteermachines. Deze technologieën zullen de La Mille-conceptmachine – het duizendste project van Dimac – nog sneller, krachtiger en beter integreerbaar maken voor aanvullende systemen. Lees…
PC-based control technology in large telescopes
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC – Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands), a research institute at the University of La Laguna, Spain, operates two astronomical observatories on the Canary Islands: the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma and the Teide Observatory on Tenerife. PC-based control and motion control from Beckhoff enable…
Semiconductor industry – automated with EtherCAT
From automation and electromobility to communications and AI, many high-growth technologies owe their performance to high-tech chips from the semiconductor industry. Future demand will significantly exceed manufacturers’ production capacities. To close the gap, existing semiconductor plants must undergo further automation and new, highly efficient fabs must be built worldwide. A key technology in this area is…
PC- and EtherCAT-controlled for parts sorting with 100% inspection
Dimac designs and develops innovative solutions for 100% inspection of fasteners and small metal parts. The company has identified EtherCAT and PC-based control from Beckhoff as the mainstays of the next generation of sorting machines, which will make the La Mille concept machine – the thousandth Dimac project – even faster, more powerful, and open to…