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 Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, Germany: “Global Control” in action |
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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. The flame cutting installations are equipped with the new “Global Control” PC Control concept based on Beckhoff technology. ...
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Machine Solutions Inc., USA, utilizes PC Control, EtherCAT and TwinSAFE |
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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. About 50 % of MSI‘s machines are shipped in the U.S. and the rest to international customers. ...
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Marden Edwards Limited, Great Britain: PC Control for high-quality
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Marden Edwards is a company with over 40 years of experience in the design and manufacturing of overwrapping and shrink wrapping systems. Their position as international market leader is the result of an exceptionally comprehensive product range, an ability to tailor machines to individual applications and a worldwide network of trade partners providing local expertise and after-sales support. ...
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 Bemaco Engineering, Germany: Modular safety technology saves
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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. Only cost-effective and highly productive machines for fast and reproducible production of high quality plastic components can succeed in this competitive environment. ...
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The Dolder Grand Hotel, Switzerland: Historic landmark meets high-tech |
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In spring 2008, Zurich, in Switzerland, will regain one of its landmarks: After four years of refurbishment, the Dolder Grand Hotel has been transformed from a “spa hotel” originally established in 1899 to a luxury “City Resort”. With an investment volume of more than 440 million Swiss francs (CHF), Dolder Grand is among the largest construction projects in the Swiss hotel sector. ...
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LTU arena, Germany: High technology in the VIP box |
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Over recent years, Beckhoff has made a name for itself in building automation technology, particularly for industrial buildings. In addition, several German football (soccer) stadiums are among the high profile application examples from the company. ...
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„Holiday Inn Samara“, Russia: Top hotel makes high-end building
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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. Invisible to the guests, advanced automation technology from Beckhoff handles acquisition and individual control of more than 20,000 data points. ...
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PetroSA, South Africa: Greater energy efficiency through Beckhoff controller |
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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. The environmentally friendly and sustainable generation of energy from excess biogas that was not used in the past is controlled with Beckhoff technology. ...
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BSAutomatisierung GmbH, Germany: Farm waste recycled into biogas |
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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. In Geislingen, Germany, they installed and programmed a biogas plant for the operating company, Bio-Energie Heuberg GmbH & Co. KG, with automation technology from Beckhoff. ...
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