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 Nobilia kitchens: EtherCAT-enabled production machines |
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In order to offer a fully-coordinated and complete range
of kitchen cabinets and furniture, a high degree of quality and precision is required during the processing
of individual furniture components. A prerequisite for achieving this is deep and interlinked
technological know-how for successful machine construction and system automation, as exemplified in the
long-standing relationship between Hüttenhölscher Maschinenbau GmbH and Beckhoff ...
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EtherCAT replaces proprietary measuring cards
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The company Dr. Ecklebe GmbH, based in Wernigerode,
Germany, has been offering specialty automation solutions since 1990. One of the main areas of
activity for the company is the development of test facilities for generating and
measuring operating data and maximum ratings for a wide variety of industrial applications ...
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PC-based NC technology ensures flexibility for profile forming
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Rollwalztechnik (RWT) have been producing NC- and CNC-controlled profile forming
machines with particular focus on the automotive sector for about 15 years, based on a consistent
assembly system for drive, control and hydraulic components. This machine concept offers benefits in
terms of simplified service and flexible adaptation to the respective production tasks ...
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New control concept for printing plate machines uses
Beckhoff technology |
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New control concepts aren’t introduced every
day and not without good reason. Accordingly, the new PC-based automation system introduced
at MDC Max Daetwyler AG, the Swiss specialist manufacturer of printing plates for
gravure and flexographic printing, has considerable strategic significance ...
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Beckhoff Industrial PC C6140 controls processing centers |
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Vignotto S.r.l., based in Gozzano, Italy, has
been producing special machines and transfer devices for fitting manufacturing applications since 1971.
The company’s corporate philosophy is based on meticulous design, simple construction
and high quality standards ...
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PC-based detergent production control |
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Industrial Automation and Control Systems N. Sofikitis,
based in Athens, Greece, specializes in the integration of industrial motion and process management systems
for the chemical industry and other sectors. Applications of this type
require a high degree of reliability and flexibility ...
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Beckhoff Sweden relocates headquarters to Malmö |
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On 1 July 2005, the Swedish Beckhoff subsidiary,
Beckhoff Automation AB, moved its head office to a new, larger building in the city of Malmö.
In addition to its headquarters, Beckhoff has a second Swedish office in Täby, a suburb of Stockholm ...
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Ethernet I/Os for robot control system |
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As one of the top manufacturing countries in
the world, Japan is naturally one of the biggest markets for control systems in the world.
However, foreign manufacturers are still finding it difficult to establish a foothold in Japan, with
Mitsubishi Electric and Omron dominating approximately 75 % of the Japanese PLC market ...
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Continental Tire cruises through major curing press upgrade |
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Continental Tire’s Charlotte, NC plant decided
to modernize its tire curing presses. The project involved replacing the hardware PLC with a PC-based
controller, the CP7130 Panel PC from Beckhoff, leading to a 50 percent reduction in
controller costs and installation time ...
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Beckhoff North America: New product training director appointed |
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The American subsidiary, Beckhoff Automation LCC
is pleased to announce that Tim Blaeser has been hired as Product Training Director at
the company’s Burnsville, Minn. headquarters. Blaeser took over responsibility for
product training in early October ...
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Beckhoff establishes new subsidiary in Canada |
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The Beckhoff subsidiary, Beckhoff Automation
LLC, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, has been operating a local sales office in Canada for 4 years.
On 13 October 2005 the Canadian agency became an independent branch. It is now called Beckhoff
Automation Canada Ltd., is based
in Guelph, Ontario, and has a sales office, a training centre, and an exhibition room
for product presentations ...
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PC-based control for paper processing facility |
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Printing and converting OEM, MarquipWardUnited
eliminates costly proprietary PLCs on dual rotary knife sheeters and achieves 30 % increase
in throughput while reducing installation time for its machines by over 30%. PC-based
control systems from Beckhoff are used as a new generation of control equipment ...
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PC Control for coal conveying system |
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Industrial PCs and Embedded PCs from Beckhoff are
used in the North Mine open cast coal facility in Inner Mongolia, operated by CPHCG
(China Power & Huolin River Coal Group). Extracted coal is delivered via a belt conveyor to
the Huolin Guote power plant over a distance of 5 km. Production and management are handled by
controllers using real-time industrial Ethernet ...
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