Beckhoff Automation

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more information about Beckhoff Automation

Virtual flying
1st Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

A local company called Simuflight has developed the technical and engineering expertise to design and manufacture flight simulators
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Latest generation servomotors from Beckhoff
1st Quarter 2012, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

With the introduction of the new AM8000 high-performance servomotor series, Beckhoff now offers a complete automation system consisting of PC-based controllers, I/O, drives and motors.
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Bowling robot simulates player behaviour
4th Quarter 2011, Robotics & Mechatronics

Bowling is a popular sport in the US. It is estimated that 70 million people go bowling in the course of a year. In 2010 the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) sought the assistance of a high performance ...
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FDA-compliant servomotors
2nd Quarter 2011, News & events

Beckhoff is expanding the AM3000 Synchronous Servomotor series with a new FDA-compliant model with a resistant, white surface coating. The result is a high-performance servo solution for all applications ...
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Rollin' Justin the robot
4th Quarter 2010, Robotics & Mechatronics

EtherCAT is the basis for a uniform communication platform for mobile service robots of the future. The development of humanoid robots has made significant progress in recent years. Rollin’ Justin, developed ...
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EtherCAT drives
2nd Quarter 2010, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

The power of simplicity. By using EtherCAT for motion control, drives can be simplified because many functions that have traditionally resided in the drive can be migrated to the PC-based controller. The ...
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Condition monitoring
3rd Quarter 2009, Other technologies

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 ...
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PC-based control for sheet metal working
Fourth Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

The sheet metal working industry is booming. An increasingly wide variety of products, varying batch sizes and strong cost awareness require maximum flexibility in the face of global competition. The ...
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EtherCAT drive series expanded
Second Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

New 18 and 25 A versions of the AX5000 EtherCAT servo drive have been released, adding to the existing 12 A single channel and 2 x 6 A dual channel drive units. Further variants with rated currents up ...
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PAC module controls AC single-phase motors
Second Quarter 2008, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

In many industrial nations, electric motors account for more than half of the electricity consumption so that they offer enormous energy saving potential. Speed control can easily reduce excess energy ...
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EtherCAT improves hydraulic motion control: PC-based control for blow moulding
Second Quarter 2008, Other technologies

SAB Plastmach, Thailand, has developed a range of high-performance extrusion blow moulding machines using industrial PC control and Industrial Ethernet communications. SAB is a manufacturer and international ...
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Shrink wrapper's renaissance
Fourth Quarter 2007, Electrical switching & drive systems & components

Located in Germantown, Wisconsin, shrink wrapping machine builder Conflex has been undergoing what Joe Morrissey, product manager at the company, refers to as a renaissance. In 2005 Conflex began the ...
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