Hans Beckhoff receives the 2025 German Mechanical Engineering Award
On September 16, Hans Beckhoff received the 2025 German Mechanical Engineering Award (Preis Deutscher Maschinenbau) at the 15th German Mechanical Engineering Summit (Deutschen Maschinenbau-Gipfel), held in Berlin. This prestigious award is presented by the Produktion trade journal and honors entrepreneurs who have set standards in machine and system engineering, driven innovation, and taken on social responsibility.
Precise energy monitoring for maximum efficiency
Beckhoff offers an integrated solution for real-time energy monitoring that records electrical parameters such as voltage, current, and power directly within the EtherCAT I/O system. This transparency reduces machine downtime, prevents component oversizing, and enables a rapid response to grid faults such as phase failures. Deviations from normal operating conditions, including increased power consumption due to…
Economy drive system expands the motion portfolio
The AX1000 economy servo drives are a particularly cost-efficient series in the 1.65 to 6.9 A nominal current range, and meet the highest technological standards. Two versions are available:
* one for the low power range with a single-phase supply of 1 x 230 V AC* one for the higher power range with a three-phase supply of 3 x 400…
The MX-System enables us to flexibly add robotics to existing systems
eco-x is an automation company that develops software-based and open control systems for machinery, plants, and production concepts with its software, IT, and control technology specialists. In the video, Harald Gläss, the CEO of eco-x, shows a robotics application with the MX-System and talks about his experience with and the advantages of the solution.
Compact, integrated stepper motor drive for control cabinet-free machines
In the compact drive technology product range (up to 48 V DC), the integrated ASI8100 stepper motor drive combines a stepper motor, stepper motor output stage, and fieldbus connection in a small footprint for all motion requirements in a power range up…
PC-based control in window and door production
Using a unique machine concept, Belgian machine builders CNC Solutions and Calvet are automating previously manual processes in aluminum window and door production. High-performance drive technology, motion control, and the AA3000 electric cylinders from Beckhoff proved crucial in equipping the machine with the necessary finesse when pressing the window frames. Read more
Beckhoff Kennissessies: Nieuwste ontwikkelingen in industriële automatisering en programmeren
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What is the MX-System?
Learn more about the MX-System in this video
Hans Beckhoff receives the Rudolf Diesel Medal for Most Successful Innovation Achievement
Hans Beckhoff, Managing Director and founder of Beckhoff Automation, a technology company headquartered in Verl, was honored with the widely acclaimed Rudolf Diesel Medal 2025. Hans Beckhoff received this prestigious award in the Most Successful Innovation Achievement category at the award ceremony held at the MAN Museum in Augsburg on July 10. This medal honors him as a visionary pioneer in automation…
Aumann Espelkamp GmbH: Highly compact winding machine with the MX-System
Aumann Espelkamp GmbH specializes in technologies and automation solutions for winding systems. They have integrated the MX-System into their new needle winding machine in collaboration with Beckhoff. In this application video, Christian Gerkensmeier, head of winding…