The technology expansion EtherCAT G takes the high EtherCAT performance to the next level by delivering the Gbit Ethernet speeds needed to support highly data intensive applications. The latest technology expansion is compatible with the globally established 100 Mbps EtherCAT standard, and also provides the same familiar ease of use. The new branch controller model for EtherCAT G also enables efficient […]
In the past, binary switches usually provided simple switching signals or analogue values. Today, the user gets completely new options with IO-Link sensors from ifm. Additional sensor data is generated to achieve maximum efficiency and cost saving. This allows process transparency from the machine to ERP to optimise your existing automation. Intelligent sensors are the basis […]
July’s SAIMC Johannesburg branch technical evening drew one of the biggest crowds for the monthly event this year so far, with a full house in attendance to the evening hosted by Beckhoff Automation. SAIMC Johannesburg chairperson Ann de Beer kicked off the evening with mention of the SAIMC gala dinner which was announced the previous […]
The AMP8000 distributed servo drive system from Beckhoff Automation breaks new ground for modular machine concepts. The space saving system integrates a servo drive directly into a servomotor in an ultra-compact design. By relocating the power electronics directly into the machine, the control cabinet only needs to house a single coupling module to supply power […]
The latest monthly SAIMC technology evening took place at Bryanston Sports Club on 11 October 2017 and was sponsored by Beckhoff Automation. The company’s managing director Kenneth McPherson took the attendees through EtherCAT, an open, real-time industrial Ethernet technology originally developed by Beckhoff Automation for use in smarter manufacturing processes. “Did you know that the […]
Responding to the demand for broadening the communication capacities of one of the company’s most popular controllers, SMC’s direct input step motor controller is now available in three additional communication protocols, namely DeviceNet, EtherCAT, and Profinet. These now join the EtherNet/IP fieldbus protocol which is already available to the market. This JXC series from SMC […]
Flexibility, efficiency and sustainable use of resources are the core points that designers and users of packaging machines are currently focusing on in light of Industry 4.0 and changing customer needs. Andrew Plater and Frank Würthner, of Beckhoff Automation explain in this interview how PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology and the eXtended Transport System […]
Beckhoff Automation has expanded its South African head office in Randburg, doubling its size by expanding its service facility which is level 1 accredited, and adding a training centre and a product demonstration space. The company, which is privately owned by the Beckhoff family in Germany, first sold its automation and control products in […]
A passion for Beckhoff Automation, the way they do business and quality family time is what drives MD, Kenneth McPherson. How long have you been with Beckhoff Automation? I joined the Beckhoff “business” when I joined the company that held the agency in South Africa in 2003. A few years later, in 2006, a […]
