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	Beckhoff New Automation Technology.
HQ Location	Germany
Year Founded	1980
Company Type	Private
Revenue	$100m-1b
Employees	1,001 - 10,000
Website	Open website

Beckhoff

New Automation Technology.

HQ Location

Germany

Year Founded

1980

Company Type

Private

Revenue

$100m-1b

Employees

1,001 - 10,000

Website

Open website

Company Description	Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. Products that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all industries. Read More
IoT Solutions	The purpose of Industry 4.0 is to make manufacturing more flexible, efficient and sustainable through communication and intelligence, thus increasing the competitiveness of German industry. One major component of this approach is control technology, which is still far from reaching its full potential. Improved communication methodologies and the rising convergence of information and automation technologies will deliver significant progress – something Beckhoff has always focused on with its PC-based control technology and fieldbus communication. Beckhoff provides the foundational technologies and tools needed today to implement Industrie 4.0 concepts and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, all via PC-based control. TwinCAT engineering and control software packages are available for the creation of applications such as Big Data, pattern recognition as well as condition or power monitoring, in addition to traditional control tasks – which can sustainably increase production and engineering efficiency as a result. Read More Log in to view content
Key Customers	Wifag-Polytype Technologies AG Read More Log in to view content
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Company Description

Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. Products that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless control system are available for all industries.

IoT Solutions

The purpose of Industry 4.0 is to make manufacturing more flexible, efficient and sustainable through communication and intelligence, thus increasing the competitiveness of German industry. One major component of this approach is control technology, which is still far from reaching its full potential. Improved communication methodologies and the rising convergence of information and automation technologies will deliver significant progress – something Beckhoff has always focused on with its PC-based control technology and fieldbus communication. Beckhoff provides the foundational technologies and tools needed today to implement Industrie 4.0 concepts and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, all via PC-based control. TwinCAT engineering and control software packages are available for the creation of applications such as Big Data, pattern recognition as well as condition or power monitoring, in addition to traditional control tasks – which can sustainably increase production and engineering efficiency as a result.

Key Customers

Wifag-Polytype Technologies AG

Beckhoff is a provider of Industrial IoT processors and edge intelligence, automation and control, and actuators technologies, and also active in the automotive, construction and infrastructure, marine and shipping, packaging, recycling and waste management, and renewable energy industries.

Technologies

Automation & Control

Automation & Process Control Systems

Electric Drives & Control

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Processors & Edge Intelligence

Embedded & Edge Computers

Actuators

Electrical Actuators

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Picking, Sorting & Positioning

Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Industries

Automotive

Construction & Infrastructure

Marine & Shipping

Packaging

Recycling & Waste Management

Renewable Energy

Beckhoff’s Technology Stack maps Beckhoff’s participation in the processors and edge intelligence, automation and control, and actuators IoT technology stack.

Application Layer
Functional Applications

Cloud Layer
Platform as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service

Edge Layer
Automation & Control

Processors & Edge Intelligence

Actuators

Sensors

Devices Layer
Robots

Drones

Wearables

Supporting Technologies
Analytics & Modeling

Application Infrastructure & Middleware

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Networks & Connectivity

Technological Capability

None

Minor

Moderate

Strong

Number of Case Studies3

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	PC Control Combines PLC with CNC 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.
	Series Production with Lot-size-1 Flexibility Nobilia manufactures customized fitted kitchens with a lot size of 1. They require maximum transparency of tracking design data and individual processing steps so that they can locate a particular piece of kitchen furniture in the sequence of processes.

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