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 Beckhoff Automation increases turnover by 22 %to 232 million euros in 2007 |
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Trendsetting technological innovations, the consistent further development of its product range and the expansion of its worldwide sales network are the three pillars on which the success of Beckhoff Automation stands. The company finished the preceding financial year once again with a strong growth rate of 22 % and achieved global turnover of 232 million euros with its 1,050 employees. ... download PDF file |
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Beckhoff Roadshow generates significant interest |
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Under the title “Automation UpDate” Beckhoff offers its customers a forum for practice-oriented discussions with experts. This technology seminar provides information on current topics and was established several years ago, with events taking place throughout Europe. Recent Roadshow venues included Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Balingen and Munich in Southern Germany, Linz (Austria), Barcelona (Spain) and Aveiro (Portugal). ...more |
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German chancellor Angela Merkel visited Beckhoff at Hanover Fair |
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On her round tour of this year’s Hanover Fair, to mark the opening of the industrial trade fair on 21 April 2008, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Beckhoff at the booth in the Application Park. Managing Director Hans Beckhoff explained the trendsetting “eXtreme Fast Control Technology” to Dr. Merkel. The graduate ... more |
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EtherCAT Robots win German Open and come second in the worldchampionship in China |
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Equipped with EtherCAT, the soccer robots of the Dutch Team Tech United Eindhoven won the RoboCup German Open in Hanover, Germany. In the semi-final they defeated the acting world champion of the Middle Size League, the Brainstormers Tribots from Osnabrück, Germany; a team that had not been beaten since 2004. In the finals it took a penalty shoot-out to beat the current number 3 in the world ranking, the CoPS Team from Stuttgart. At the RoboCup World Championship from 14 to 20 July 2008 in Suzhou, China, the Tech United team was beaten by the Portuguese Cambada team in the final. The Tech United Robots use EtherCAT for interfacing to drives, sensors and actuators. ... |
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EuroBlech 2008, Germany: PC-based Motion Control for sheet metalworking |
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At the 20th EuroBlech fair in Hanover, Germany, between 21 and |
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New Beckhoff branch office in Turkey |
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The opening of a subsidiary in Istanbul in March 2008 signifies a continuation of Beckhoff's export offensive. After several years of successful presence in the Turkish market through a distributor, Beckhoff intends to strengthen its sales activities in Turkey further in response to strong economic growth in the country, particularly in machine and plant construction. ...download PDF file |
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Beckhoff opens subsidiary in Slovenia |
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Beckhoff commenced sales business in Slovenia in the middle of May 2008 with the opening of Beckhoff Avtomatizacija d.o.o. in Medvode in the northwest of Ljubljana. The distribution partner for Croatia is also new. Beckhoff has thus further expanded its position in Central and Southern Europe in order to increase customer acquisition in the former Yugoslavian states. ...download PDF file |
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