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		APA-Tec GmbH, Germany: PC Control enhances highly flexible production plant for refining of plastic surfaces
				The refinement of plastic surfaces, as carried out by GfO Gesellschaft für Oberflächentechnik mbH, involves very complex processes that require automated and highly flexible production facilities. Since these are cleanroom applications, the controller must perform both process-related and manufacturing tasks: the production facility, which is operated with a product mix, places MES demands on the controller with RFID identification, production control and recipe management. ... download PDF file
		Beckhoff Belgium: Sales increase and EtherCAT technology as door opener
				Three years after it was established, the Belgian Beckhoff subsidiary, which is based in Hasselt, can already look back on a record of success. Despite the current global economic crisis, Patrick Gielis, Managing Director of Beckhoff Belgium, and his team of 8 managed to gain a number of new customers, so that the 2008 sales figures are expected to increase by 10 to 15 percent this year. ... download PDF file
		Huaheng Welding, China: EtherCAT and PC Control guarantee high quality welding
				Welding machines are among the most important items of process equipment in modern industry. More than 740,000 electric welding machines were produced in 2007 in China alone. The welding machine manufacturer Huaheng Welding is one of the market leaders in the Chinese market and can look back on 15 years of experience. Huaheng uses a Beckhoff Panel PC and EtherCAT as the control platform in its latest generation of welding power supplies. ... download PDF file
		Urban villa in Hanover, Germany: Complex home automation made simple
				When a building project is planned and executed, expectations tend to be high, and naturally the goal is to complete the project exactly as planned. After all, the home should be the domain of rest and relaxation so everything should be just as the owners dreamed. One could make a case that the final frontier of human comfort is in home automation. ... download PDF file
		Apollo Solutions, Italy: Energy efficiency improved for production processes
				The range of services from Italy’s Apollo Solutions Srl., a young, innovative company from Pessano con Bornago near Milan, extends from renewable energy generation to the design of complete systems for efficient energy usage throughout entire production processes. Apollo Solutions uses intelligent control technology from Beckhoff in order to optimize the control within a production plant for vacuum-sealed, prepackaged meals. ... download PDF file