Compact and high-performance control technology for AGVs and mobile robots
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….
Ultra-compact Industrial PC for executing AI applications and with an external graphics card
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.
MX-System: a short explanation
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
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
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…
TwinCAT projects with AI-assisted engineering
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
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…
FoodJet: PC-based control optimizes food production
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…
Linear actuator with integrated feedback system
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.
Syntegon: Product handling platform with Vision and XPlanar
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…