The concept of Scientific Automation is being constantly pursued and advanced with innovative hardware and software products. Additional solutions were presented at Hanover Fair 2009. Various new EtherCAT Terminals expand the Beckhoff system with high-precision measurement technology and Condition Monitoring. With TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation software, robotics also becomes an integral part of the PC-based control solution from Beckhoff. ...
Interview: Scientific Automation – from the “black box” into the PC
In the interview, Dr. Josef Papenfort, TwinCAT Product Manager and Michael Jost, EtherCAT Product Manager, give an overview of new products and the next milestones in Scientific Automation. ...
Condition Monitoring: An integral part of PC-based control
Condition Monitoring functions can be integrated simply and cost-effectively into the EtherCAT I/O system from Beckhoff using the EL3632 EtherCAT Terminal. For the user, this means: no additional hardware, optimum integration into the control system and considerable cost reductions. ...
Robotics, Motion Control and PLC on one PC platform
TwinCAT automation software now permits the integration of robots (delta kinematics, SCARA) as well as their interaction and synchronization with existing Motion Control functions. This results in seamless integration into the overall control system and being able to dispense with additional robot CPUs. ...