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Podcast: Planar motors and linear transfer systems in action (addressing COVID and more)

December 21, 2020 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

In a recent podcast interview, we got the chance to talk with Jeff Johnson of Beckhoff Automation about linear-motor conveyors (also called intelligent transport systems) as well as the planar-motor system from Beckhoff called the XPlanar. Listen in:  Design World · Planar motors and linear transfer systems in action! Beckhoff engineer Jeff Johnson explains […]

Filed Under: Controls, Conveyors + linear transport systems, Drives + Supplies, Featured, Industrial Automation, Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: Beckhoff

TwinCAT IoT now supports Siemens’ MindSphere

December 8, 2020 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Beckhoff TwinCAT

MindSphere, the Industrial IoT as a service solution from Siemens, is now one of the latest solutions that can integrate with TwinCAT. Beckhoff has offered diverse IoT communication capabilities with its TwinCAT IoT product family since 2015. Transmitting data to the cloud or between networked machines in this way creates enormous potential for increasing production […]

Filed Under: Fieldbuses, Industrial Automation, Networking + IoT Tagged With: Beckhoff

Integrated servo drives in EtherCAT I/O terminal format

November 20, 2020 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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The new ELM72xx EtherCAT Terminals from Beckhoff are fully functional servo drives in a robust metal housing that deliver an output current (Irms) of up to 16 A at 48 V dc for the power supply. They expand the company’s portfolio of compact drive technology in I/O terminal format and offer all of the current […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Featured, Servo Drives Tagged With: Beckhoff

New integrated servo drives from Beckhoff expand automation beyond control cabinets

November 13, 2020 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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The new AMI812x series of integrated servo drives expands the Beckhoff compact drive technology portfolio (up to 48 V dc) with devices for distributed installation in the field. The integration of servomotor, output stage and fieldbus connection in a space-saving design makes the drives suitable for automation outside of control cabinets in the motion power […]

Filed Under: Drives + Supplies, Featured, Industrial Automation Tagged With: Beckhoff

Beckhoff introduces contact-free, flying motion technology with XPlanar

October 27, 2020 By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

Beckhoff is unlocking entirely new possibilities in machine design with the introduction of XPlanar. In this innovative system for flying motion control, planar movers float freely above planar tiles arranged in customizable layouts and enable extremely flexible, precise and highly dynamic positioning. For machine builders and manufacturers, this results in maximum flexibility and simplification in […]

Filed Under: Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: Beckhoff

XTS from Beckoff offers hygienic design with optimal cleanability

October 22, 2020 By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

XTS Hygienic, the stainless steel version of the eXtended Transport System from Beckhoff, is now available in the U.S. The IP69K-rated linear transport solution opens up a wide spectrum of new applications, primarily in food and pharmaceutical industries and for processing and filling liquids. With optimal cleanability, high chemical resistance and no hidden corners, edges […]

Filed Under: Integrated Motion Systems Tagged With: Beckhoff

Beckhoff EL51xx EtherCAT Terminals enhance incremental signal analysis

October 13, 2020 By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

Beckhoff Automation has introduced new EL51xx EtherCAT Terminals with built-in incremental signal analysis functionality. Incremental encoders have become indispensable in many applications due to their compactness and low price points. Beckhoff meets this important need with the comprehensive EL51xx series for analysis of 5 V incremental encoders via RS422 and TTL signals. These four new high-performance […]

Filed Under: I/O Tagged With: Beckhoff, beckhoffautomation

Multi-axis servo system features oversampling technology

September 17, 2020 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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The AX8000 multi-axis servo system from Beckhoff now offers oversampling technology in addition to extremely high dynamics and μsec cycle times. Oversampling technology via EtherCAT enables process data scans several times within a communication cycle. This significantly boosts performance for precision processing machines and other systems that require evaluation of high-resolution measured values. With the […]

Filed Under: Controls, Servo Drives Tagged With: Beckhoff

EtherCAT sets record with 3,000 vendor IDs

August 27, 2020 By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) issued its 3,000th EtherCAT vendor ID in July 2020. Beckhoff introduced the EtherCAT real-time Ethernet system to the market in 2003 and disclosed its details within the ETG the same year. This recent milestone underscores how the ultra-fast communication system has taken the automation world by storm since its release, […]

Filed Under: I/O, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: Beckhoff

Part 6: IDE and other software for connectivity and IoT design work

June 10, 2020 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

As mentioned in Part 5 and at the top of this series, software that unifies various aspects of automation development is key to IIoT connectivity. Such software typically provides what’s called a universal engineering environment or more commonly an integrated development environment (IDE) to let engineers connect machinery with IT and other facility architectures. In […]

Filed Under: Controls, Featured, Industrial Automation, Networking + IoT, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: Beckhoff, boschrexroth, weintek

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