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Beckhoff control cabinet PC series receives design award
Established by the Design Center, North-Rhine Westphalia in Germany, the “red dot” is one of the most sought-after awards in the entire world for excellent design in technology. During this year's competition, the C63xx Industrial PC range from Beckhoff received the prestigious award in the product design category ...

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Two additional PCI slots increase application flexibility
The C63xx compact control cabinet PC range has been complemented by two additional types. Compared with the existing models, the C6340 and C6350 Industrial PCs have two extra PCI slots. They, therefore, expand the application options of the PC series to include many more possibilities ...

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New AM3000 motor range expands Beckhoff drive technology
The Beckhoff drive technology product range is optimized for PC-based control applications. The Industrial PCs from Beckhoff and TwinCAT PLC/NC/CNC software are ideally equipped for single and multiple axis positioning tasks with high dynamic requirements ...

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New AL2xxx linear motor series
The motor range from Beckhoff drive technology is rounded off by the AL2400 and AL2800 ranges of 3-phase Linear Servomotors. Linear motors are integrated directly into the machine design and coupled with the load without coupling and transfer elements required for rotary ... More
Beckhoff terminal modules open up new areas of application
More sensor and actuator functionality makes machines and systems more and more powerful. The Bus Terminal I/O system reliably meets increased requirements for I/O signals through its modularity and compact design. The existing Bus Terminal system is now complemented by the KMxxxx terminal module with increased packing density ...

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Software CNC causes a stir in the machine tool industry
Since the introduction of TwinCAT CNC at the end of 2002, Beckhoff has been highly active in the CNC market, offering complete functionality for complex motion control as a pure, PC-based software solution. In an interview with freelance technical journalist Nikolaus Fecht, CNC-expert Frank Saueressig reports how the “newcomer” has since caused a stir in the machine tool sector ...

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Uninterruptible power supply for Beckhoff CX1000 modules
The Embedded PC CX1000 combines PLC functionality, motion control and visualization in a single system.The modular, DIN rail-mountable control system can be configured to address most control challenges. An uninterruptible power supply module for the CPU and the connected components is now available for the CX1000 ...

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Study regarding the benefits of object orientation in automation technology
Significant potential for optimization during the development of automation software exists in the following areas: Improvement of software quality, cost reduction through reusability of software components and modularization, improved communication between different groups of persons involved in the development, and integrated usability of tools and methods ...
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