Multi-PC control expands floating transport system
15 May 2023 Beckhoff Automation has issued a software update for its XPlanar levitating product transport system which allows it to be controlled by multiple computers, thus supporting… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
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15 May 2023 
16-core ultra-compact IPCs set new benchmarks
21 December 2022 At the recent SPS show, Beckhoff unveiled the latest member of its family of ultra-compact industrial PCs. The C6040 IPC is based on 12th-generation Intel… Read More
Compact IP65/67 IPC can be installed directly on machines
15 April 2020 The German automation manufacturer Beckhoff has announced an ultra-compact multi-core industrial PC with IP65/67 protection that can be installed directly on machines or other equipment. Read More
Rockwell buys Italy’s Asem and US-based Kalypso
20 February 2020 Rockwell Automation is buying Asem, the Italian manufacturer of industrial PCs, HMIs and industrial software, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction includes the purchase of… Read More
Fanless industrial PCs are based on low-power CPUs
6 February 2020 The latest addition to Beckhoff’s portfolio of tiny industrial PCs is a device that uses Intel’s low-power Core i U processors that need much less… Read More
SPS 2019 Show Exclusive Report
5 February 2020 Last November’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg, Germany, was the 30th in the series and the first to drop the previous SPS IPC Drives title,… Read More
New generation of controllers will ‘stretch the limits’
5 February 2020 The German automation and drives manufacturer Lenze has developed two control platforms that, it says, “stretch the limits of what is technically feasible”. The first… Read More
Beckhoff signs global deal to supply BMW with IPCs
3 January 2020 Beckhoff Automation has signed a deal with BMW to supply the car-maker with industrial PC (IPC) technology for use in its production facilities worldwide during… Read More
SPS IPC Drives 2018 Exclusive Report
5 February 2019 The annual SPS IPC Drives show in Germany is probably the world’s largest exhibition dedicated to developments in automation. We look at some of the… Read More
Drives are optimised for synchronous reluctance motors
4 February 2019 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show, Siemens launched a new range of converters aimed mainly at pump and fan applications. With a power range… Read More
