The high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system from Beckhoff is characterised by extremely high dynamics and very short cycle times. The motor current is scanned in μs cycles and the minimum adjustable
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Smart engineering directly in the cloud
PC-based control offers a central, open and comprehensive machine control platform ideal for delivering highly efficient, IoT-based automation strategies. It enables machines, plants and production lines
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Feeding the USB port for wireless applications out of the control cabinet with optimum protection
With the new CU8210-M001 cabinet dome, the USB port of an Industrial PC can be fed out of the control cabinet and still be well protected. In this way, reliable and powerful wireless connections to the
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Open Industry 4.0 Alliance launched at Hannover Messe
At the Hannover Messe 2019 trade fair, seven leading suppliers from mechanical engineering, industrial automation and software have announced the foundation of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. With this
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Distributed servo drive system for modular machines
The AMP8000 distributed servo-drive system provides support for the implementation of modular machine designs. The system involves having a servo drive directly integrated into a servomotor, with a compact
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Expanded EtherCAT terminal range from Beckhoff
The EtherCAT terminals in the ELX series have been expanded by the addition of analogue input terminals with TwinSafe SC (single channel) technology. These compact I/O terminals can be used to support
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A new path for modular and IoT-capable machines
As machines and systems are becoming more modular and control cabinets smaller, the space requirements of control components are increasingly scrutinised. At the same time, ever more complex and sophisticated
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Trust reduces complexity of digitisation
Beckhoff is well-known in the world of automation for PC-based control systems, EtherCAT and other sophisticated technologies. Talking with Christian Vilsbeck, editor-in-chief of automation magazine A&D,
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