Beckhoff Automation Ltd

Beckhoff Automation Ltd
The Boathouse
Station Road
Henley-on-Thames
Oxon
RG9 1AZ
United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 (0) 1491 410539
Email : sales@beckhoff.co.uk
Web : www.beckhoff.co.uk

Articles By Beckhoff Automation Ltd

From smart to dark: The importance of software in driving autonomous manufacturing

No-one can deny that Industry 4.0 has reshaped manufacturing. In smart factories, machines can communicate and coordinate seamlessly, improving production efficiency, flexibility and customisation. Now, the industry is moving on to Industry 5.0.
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Linux-based real-time control with TwinCAT

Industrial automation and control specialist, Beckhoff, has announced the launch of TwinCAT Runtime for Linux, opening up new application possibilities for real-time control. Several TwinCAT Runtimes can now be executed on a single industrial PC for the first time, enabling
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Breaking the programming barrier: Democratising automation

According to research, 70 percent of newly created apps are to depend on low-code and no-code tools, marking a significant increase in adoption. This trend is making automation more accessible to users without deep technical skills – and industrial automation is following a similar path.
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A sober look at automation: Catering to the low- and no-alcohol market in Dry January and beyond

Many of us are considering ways to improve our health in the New Year. One option is Dry January – a month-long challenge where individuals abstain from consuming alcohol. Coupled with the growing popularity of alcohol-free beverages, this movement highlights the need for manufacturers to rethink their production strategies.
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Back to the future with magnetic levitation: How maglev can benefit manufacturing

Stephen Hayes, Managing Director at Beckhoff Automation UK, looks at the magnetic levitation and its revolutionary potential for manufacturing.
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Beware the automation skills gap

For decades, people have predicted robots will take jobs away from humans. Just look at the 1960s children’s TV show The Jetsons, set in a world where robots perform many human jobs.
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Energy efficiency is the key to achieving decarbonisation

Throughout the course of history, humanity has consistently strived to transform energy into motion through the most effective available methods. From the use of wind and water mills, to the invention of the steam engine and the adoption of the electric motor – each successive invention was more efficient than the last.
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Small batch, big impact: Embracing flexible manufacturing for personalised medicine

Stephen Hayes, Managing Director at automation and control specialist, Beckhoff UK, explains how flexible manufacturing systems, supported by advanced modular automation solutions, can meet the demands of personalised medicine.
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New Automation Technology

Beckhoff implements open automation systems using proven PC-based control technology. The main areas that the product range covers are industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software as well as control cabinet-free automation. Product ranges that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and mutually compatible control system are available for all sectors. Our New Automation Technology stands for universal and industry-independent control and automation solutions that are used worldwide in a large variety of different applications, ranging from CNC-controlled machine tools to intelligent building control.

PC-based control technology

Since Beckhoff’s foundation in 1980, the development of innovative products and solutions on the basis of PC-based control technology has been the foundation of the company's continued success. We recognized many standards in automation technology that are taken for granted today at an early stage and successfully introduced to the market as innovations. Beckhoff’s philosophy of PC-based control as well as the invention of the Lightbus system and TwinCAT automation software are milestones in automation technology and have proven themselves as powerful alternatives to traditional control technology. EtherCAT, the real-time Ethernet solution, provides a powerful and future-oriented technology for a new generation of control concepts

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