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		Talon Manufacturing, USA: Optimized machine performance leads to increased profit
				As a snack with its own button on most microwaves, popcorn is about as iconic as you can get in American comfort foods. Despite its all-too simplistic convenience, a great deal of technology goes into those microwave popcorn bags before they puff kernels into steaming bowlfuls of that essential movie night treat. Talon Manufacturing of Spring Park, Minnesota, equipped its latest microwave popcorn packaging systems with a PC-based control platform from Beckhoff in order to offer its customers even better performance, more cost-effectively. ... download PDF file
		New Beckhoff branch office in Turkey
				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
		Ferag AG, Switzerland: Hightech for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
				Since the timeliness of printed news depends on how quickly it reaches the reader, the production of daily newspapers is continuously subject to extreme deadline pressures. The Swiss company Ferag AG, located in Hinwil near Zurich, specializes in the necessary conveying and manufacturing processes for further processing of newspapers that follow the initial printing process. Ferag has developed production modules with high-tech controllers for NZZ Print, the print shop of the 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung' (NZZ = New Zurich Times), equipped with Beckhoff CX1020 Embedded PCs, the TwinCAT software PLC and EtherCAT. ... download PDF file
		PC Control for wind turbines Open automation solutions for wind power
				The use of renewable forms of energy such as wind power has become well established in the global energy supply. This was given vital impetus in particular by the global efforts to reduce emissions of CO2. ... download PDF file
		DeWind, Germany: New design for the emerging U.S. wind energy market
				The German wind turbine manufacturer DeWind is in the news again with a radically new design. The new DeWind D8.2 is primarily intended for the U.S. market. Beckhoff was the central partner for the development of the control and automation system. ... download PDF file
		Multibrid, Germany: PC Control for an offshore wind farm
				Multibrid GmbH never bothered with onshore wind farms: the 5 MW M5000 turbine was designed for offshore wind energy applications from the outset. Multibrid revised the control scheme in close cooperation with Beckhoff and based it on an integrated platform for the mass production of these turbines. ... download PDF file
		Guandong Mingyang Wind Power Technology, China: Mingyang relies on Beckhoff wind industry expertise
				In recent years China has been experiencing a wind power boom. Now that the main international wind turbine manufacturers have established production plants in China, Chinese machine manufacturers are racing to gain a foothold in the wind energy sector. The Mingyang Group, originally based in southern China, started with a 1.5 megawatt system using control technology and industry expertise from Beckhoff. ... download PDF file
		Kleo Halbleitertechnik, Germany: Beckhoff technology controls blue laser light
				Kleo Halbleitertechnik GmbH, based in Tettnang, Germany, produces state-of-the-art lithography systems for masks used in the production of LCD screens. The systems create tiny structures using shortwave, blue laser light. Artec Engineering GmbH based in Baienfurt, Germany, dealt with automation of the high-precision processes using Beckhoff control technology. ... download PDF file
		Beckhoff opens subsidiary in Slovenia
				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
		RUAG Aerospace, Switzerland: Engine testing in a helicopter hangar
				RUAG Aerospace, based in Stans, Switzerland, is a pan-European operative aerospace company that, among other things, takes care of the maintenance, repair and overhaul of helicopter engines for the Swiss Air Force. BSR Automation AG, which was responsible for the electrical engineering, selected a Beckhoff control platform comprising a CX Embedded PC plus I/O components for a relaunch of the gearbox test rigs. ... download PDF file
		CitizenM Hotels, Netherlands: Modular control technology for a modular hotel
				The new Dutch hotel chain CitizenM is arousing interest with its high-tech room fittings that offer guests every possible electronic comfort. The guest can regulate the LED lighting,WiFi for wireless Internet access, Voice-over-IP, the music system and TV individually according to the guest’s wishes. Each room is controlled individually by a Beckhoff Embedded PC. The first CitizenM hotel opened in June 2008 at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Further hotels are planned in Europe, America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. ... download PDF file
		IFA – Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automation, Germany: Cost-effective solution for niche application using standard components
				Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automation (IFA) mbH, based in Heddesheim, Germany, has been highly active in the area of waterway monitoring for many years. IFA is able to offer cost-effective, longterm solutions through adaptation of industrial equipment to water management applications. The company uses the CX10xx Embedded PC from Beckhoff for data logging and transfer. ... download PDF file
		Akasol, Germany: EtherCAT-based test rig for eco-friendly electric car
				OSCAR is a sporty, emission-free and safe city car for two people that runs on electricity and can reach speeds of up to 130 km/h (80.7 mph). With around 6 kWh of electricity, OSCAR can travel around 100 km (62 miles). This is equivalent to the amount of energy a modern car engine can extract from 1 liter of diesel. A further OSCAR advantage is that the electrical energy can be generated by renewable sources such as the sun, wind and water. ... download PDF file