With a turnover of 77 million euros, Beckhoff Industrie Elektronik, Germany, achieved a plus of around 16% compared with the previous year, which brought a turnover of 66.5 million euros. New Industrial PC variants, expansion of the I/O product line and successful re-launch of the TwinCAT 2.8 automation software were important guarantors of success during a difficult year for the entire automation industry.

With the “New Automation Technology”, Beckhoff increased its turnover during 2001 by 16% to 77 million euros (2000: 66.5 million euros). A milestone for resolute growth was the construction of an additional production hall with a 2500 m2 floor area and the establishment of a service and logistics center with a 1200 m2 floor area. These new facilities have increased the available area at the headquarters in Verl to over 10,000 m2. This had a direct effect on the production of Industrial PCs, which last year increased by more than 50% to nearly 10,000 units.

Pushing ahead with globalization
A further cornerstone of expansion is the significant increase in orders received, particularly abroad. The foreign subsidiaries and the partner companies across the world made a substantial contribution to the excellent export results. Beckhoff established its own agency in China as well as partner companies in India and South-East Asia. Also, Beckhoff strengthened the existing Beckhoff USA head office, located in Minneapolis, with seven branches, covering all time zones in North America. Operations in Eastern Europe were also expanded through partner companies in Hungary and Slovenia, giving Beckhoff representation in over 30 countries. Beckhoff further increases customer awareness of the “New Automation Technology” by completing several projects in the newly entered industries of building automation and measuring instrumentation.