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 Beckhoff increases turnover to 278 million euros in 2008 |
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Beckhoff Automation, with headquarters in Verl, Germany, closed the 2008 business year successfully with turnover growth of 20 %.The company’s 1,227 employees worldwide – a 12 % increase in personnel – generated turnover of 278 million euros in total. ...  more |
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PC-based safety solution |
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In the course of Hanover Fair 2009, Beckhoff announced a PC-based Safety PLC. Since 2003, the safety solution TwinSAFE has been supporting the integration of safety related functions into the automation system via flexible Bus Terminals. ... more |
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CP-Link 3 premiere at the Herkules Kart Trophy 2009 |
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The Kart Trophy held on 9 May 2009 by the mechanical engineering company Maschinenfabrik Herkules GmbH in Siegen, Germany, marked the 10th anniversary of this company event, in which the Beckhoff team from the Rhine-Ruhr branch office also took part. Numerous customers and core suppliers are invited every year to this motor sport event at the Herkules works site. ... more |
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Beckhoff implements Schtick pendulum for Microsoft |
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The real-time capability of Windows CE 6.0 is impressively demonstrated using the Schtick pendulum commissioned by Microsoft. The inverse pendulum is balanced on two electrical drive axes in the x/y planes and kept vertical by a Beckhoff Embedded PC CX1020. ...
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Microsoft MVP Award 2009 |
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Following the nomination of Beckhoff as Embedded Gold Partner in November 2006 and presentation with the 2008 Excellence Award, a Beckhoff employee has received a personal award for his committed work for the Microsoft Community this year. Stefan Hoppe, TwinCAT Product Manager for Connectivity and Embedded Systems, received the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award for Embedded Software. ...
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