Fiber optic for EtherCAT Terminals
Using the EK1501 EtherCAT Coupler and/or the EK1521 junction terminal, more flexible topologies are now possible with glass fiber technology. ...
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The PROFINET master from Beckhoff
In addition to EtherCAT, TCP/IP and Modbus TCP, the PROFINET IO profile has now been added both as controller and device. ...
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Multi-protocol solution for real-time Ethernet
The CU2508 port multiplier with multi-protocol capability can operate up to eight independent real-time Ethernet networks on one PC. ...
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Comprehensive Ethernet controller family
Beckhoff extends the portfolio with three new controllers for Ethernet TCP/IP to form a finely scalable Ethernet control world. ...
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CU8810 DVI splitter with four DVI/USB channels
The CU8810 DVI/USB splitter with its compact design offers diverse options for connecting multiple displays. ...
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High-performance Embedded PC with “Economy” CPU
The basic equipment of the CX1020 Embedded PC from Beckhoff features an Intel® Celeron® M 1 GHz processor with 512 kbyte L2 cache. However, many applications do not require the full power of this CPU. For this reason Beckhoff offers a less expensive version with the option “zero second level cache”. ...
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Software library for TwinCAT PLC expanded
The TwinCAT automation software for PLC and Motion Control applications has been completed with new PLC libraries for telecontrol in accordance with IEC 60870. ...
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EtherCAT Terminals for XFC
The EtherCAT Terminal system from Beckhoff offers a comprehensive I/O construction kit for a wide range of applications. ...
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Building automation: Efficient energy use through the application of intelligent controls
Energy conservation has been a hot issue for years and remains very topical. Increasing environmental awareness, resource shortages and rising energy prices keep energy awareness high on the agenda. ...
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WSD: Plug-and-play for building automation
Microsoft presented the new version of the Windows Embedded CE operating system, CE 6.0 R2, on 15 November 2007 in Japan. “Web Services on Devices (WSD)” is one of the highlights of this version. The operating system recognizes connected Ethernet devices automatically via WSD and integrates them in the overall system. ...
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Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, Germany: “Global Control” in action
The heavy plate production output of Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, a subsidiary of Salzgitter AG, was around 800,000 tons in 2007. High quality steel sheets are cut around the clock with modern flame cutting technologies from Messer Cutting & Welding GmbH. ...
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Machine Solutions Inc., USA, utilizes PC Control, EtherCAT and TwinSAFE
Machine Solutions Inc. (MSI) based in Flagstaff, Arizona, assists medical device firms, large and small, with their machine engineering needs. MSI serves this industry in five primary market segments: stent crimping, balloon pleating and folding, catheter marker band swaging, tube processing and catheter & stent testing equipment. ...
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Marden Edwards Limited, Great Britain: PC Control for high-quality packaging
Marden Edwards is a company with over 40 years of experience in the design and manufacturing of overwrapping and shrink wrapping systems. ...
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Bemaco Engineering, Germany: Modular safety technology saves engineering costs
Bemaco Engineering based in Langenberg, Germany, produces plastic blow molding machines and offers upgrades for existing systems. The plastic blow molding industry is a very competitive market. ...
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LTU arena, Germany:
High technology in the VIP box
The innovative building automation system for the VIP box of GTE Gebäude- und Elektrotechnik GmbH at the LTU arena in Düsseldorf is also based on hardware components from Beckhoff. ...
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“Holiday Inn Samara”, Russia: Top hotel makes high-end building automation its permanent guest
Conferences, festivities, culinary delights, wellness, culture, sophisticated architecture and high technology – the “intelligent” Holiday Inn Samara business hotel, which opened in the Russian city of Samara in summer 2007, has it all. ...
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PetroSA, South Africa: Greater energy efficiency through Beckhoff controller
The state-controlled Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa, or PetroSA for short, has been operating the first biogas-to-electricity plant of its kind in South Africa at its gas-to-liquid refinery near Mossel Bay since October 2007. ...
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BSAutomatisierung GmbH, Germany: Farm waste recycled
into biogas
BSAutomatisierung GmbH from Rosenfeld, Germany, provides complete automation solutions for manufacturing and assembly plants for machine construction and for plants in the regenerative energy industry. ...
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