During Vienna-Tec 2008 in Austria, the TechStar was awarded by the magazine Technik Report once again. Beckhoff won the award in the Automation category with its EtherCAT-based automation, which is even faster thanks to the XFC (eXtreme Fast Control Technology) control solution. XFC comprises a modern Industrial PC, ultrafast I/O terminals with extended real-time characteristics, the EtherCAT high-speed Ethernet system and TwinCAT automation software, and enables I/O response times of ≤ 100 μs.
