Beckhoff is actively driving standard development to bring automation technology in line with the new EU regulations.

In the two decades since its Hannover Messe debut, EtherCAT has forever changed the world of industrial networking and remains the leader in speed, flexibility and openness DC Velocity Staff ...

With the newly introduced EtherCAT P technology, Beckhoff unites EtherCAT communication and power functions in a standard, 4-wire Ethernet cable. The innovative, space-saving One Cable Automation ...

Breakthrough solutions in software, EtherCAT, mechatronics and machine control will be key highlights, in addition to a preview of the MX-System, a cabinetless, pluggable control platform ideal for ...

Timing is everything—especially when you’re coordinating a mix of lights, lasers, pyrotechnics and large moving objects that share the stage with live performers. That’s why, earlier this year, Image ...

While many people are familiar with the application of Ethernet technology in the office and in the wider communications market, fewer may be aware of the protocol's application in the industrial ...

Germany-based Beckhoff Automation, an automation solution specialist founded in 1980 and headquartered in Verl, has been operating in the field of industrial automation for over 40 years. Its ...

EtherCAT is among the leading communications standards based on Ethernet that is used increasingly for networking and communications in the industrial or factory environment for input/output (I/O) ...

EtherCAT’s deterministic, on-the-fly frame processing and flexible topologies make it a strong real-time Ethernet backbone for autonomous mobile robots. How EtherCAT’s “processing on the fly” and ...