Beckhoff Case Studies PC Control Combines PLC with CNC

	PC Control Combines PLC with CNC Beckhoff

PC Control Combines PLC with CNC

Beckhoff

Technology Category	Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Challenge	Kraft Maschinenbau produces highly customized doors, requiring very flexible, mixed production of a large variety of components and products, down to batch size 1. This includes variations in frame size, materials, décors, seal types, and fittings. Read More
About Customer	Kraft Maschinenbau manufactures specialized machines for a wide range of industries. Read More
Customer Name	Kraft Maschinenbau Read More
Solution	Kraft uses PC-based control and drive technology from Beckhoff, with multi-core support from TwinCAT 3 in order to run PLC, NC, CNC, and visualization separately on dedicated processor cores. The EtherCAT I/O and drive bus is used widely, including by numerous third-party suppliers, enabling rapid integration. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Expected Setup Time, Installation Diagnostics, Operating Time, Operation Performance, Production Efficiency Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Challenge

Kraft Maschinenbau produces highly customized doors, requiring very flexible, mixed production of a large variety of components and products, down to batch size 1. This includes variations in frame size, materials, décors, seal types, and fittings.

About Customer

Kraft Maschinenbau manufactures specialized machines for a wide range of industries.

Customer Name

Kraft Maschinenbau

Solution

Kraft uses PC-based control and drive technology from Beckhoff, with multi-core support from TwinCAT 3 in order to run PLC, NC, CNC, and visualization separately on dedicated processor cores. The EtherCAT I/O and drive bus is used widely, including by numerous third-party suppliers, enabling rapid integration.

Data Collected

Expected Setup Time, Installation Diagnostics, Operating Time, Operation Performance, Production Efficiency

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility] Batch size 1 production is enabled through a custom designed line layout as well as integrated control and drive technology.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market] Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened during the introduction of new products.
Impact #3	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] The location of work in progress can be identified in near real-time.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility]
Batch size 1 production is enabled through a custom designed line layout as well as integrated control and drive technology.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market]
Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened during the introduction of new products.

Impact #3

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
The location of work in progress can be identified in near real-time.

Benefit #1	Production cycle time was reduced to 20 seconds, enabling production of 3 door frames per minute.

Benefit #1

Production cycle time was reduced to 20 seconds, enabling production of 3 door frames per minute.

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PC Control Combines PLC with CNC

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