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Compact coupler eases Ethernet links
The highly efficient BK1250 acts as a bridge between Beckhoff's original Bus Terminal I/O line and high speed EtherCAT terminals for optimum interoperability.
News from Engineeringtalk, 28 November 2007
Control system slash response times
XFC represents a control technology that enables very fast and highly deterministic responses.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 November 2007
Low-cost panel holds devices
The CP79xx Economy control panel series is designed for mounting arm installation.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 November 2007
Compact control panel suits industrial use
The centrepiece of the CP6608 is a Beckhoff motherboard with a 266MHz Intel IXP420 processor with XScale technology.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 October 2007
Fieldbus systems offer IP65 protection
The open I/O system supports twelve different fieldbus systems, including four industrial Ethernet variants: Ethernet TCP/IP, EtherCAT, Profinet and EtherNet/IP.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 October 2007
Panel PC provides machine control
The CP72xx panel PCs have an integrated, rotating and swivelling mounting arm adapter that enables suspended mounting or installation on a stand.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 October 2007
Embedded PC offers compact solution
The CX9000 embedded PC features an energy-efficient Intel IXP420 processor with XScale technology and a 533MHz clock frequency.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 October 2007
Industrial PCs offer fast processes
The CX1030 is equipped with a 1.8GHz Intel Pentium M and is now the most powerful device in the Beckhoff embedded PC range.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 October 2007
Low-inertia servomotors suit high dynamic motion
AM3500 motors are particularly suitable for highly dynamic applications with high loads, for machine tool axes or gearless applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 October 2007
Bus coupler expands signal options
The BK9103 bus coupler integrates the modular Bus Terminal system as a slave in the Profinet network.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 October 2007
Industrial PCs monitor cigarette paper production
Hayes Control Systems' CX1000 embedded IPCs have been installed on six drum gumming machines and two five-packers at Risla's Pontypridd plant.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 February 2007
PLC libraries added to automation software
Beckhoff has added PLC libraries for IEC standard telecontrol protocols to its TwinCAT automation software, available from Hayes Control Systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 January 2007
Management expansion strengthens services
Hayes Control Systems is strengthening its services to the UK industrial automation customers with the appointment of two new sales managers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 November 2006
PC-based controllers score with Keegan
Beckhoff PC-based control products are providing all the major automation functions at the world's first interactive indoor football attraction.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 November 2006
Industrial PCs are made for control cabinets
Industrial PC series comes with a 3.5in motherboard equipped with Intel Celeron M or Pentium M processors up to 1.8GHz.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 September 2006
Ultra compact IP-Link extension box
A new, ultra compact IP-Link extension box is now exclusively available in the UK from Hayes Control Systems, to complement its existing range of fieldbus devices.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 July 2006
Open attitudes to industrial communications
Open technologies, are good but be wary of companies which do not have a long heritage in open technology - that's the opinion of Mark Bates of Hayes Control Systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 April 2006
Electric boat adopts Ethernet-based control
An electric boat designed to test fuel cells for inland water transport provides a realistic alternative to the internal combustion engines currently used on lakes and canals.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 August 2005
Stepper drives slim to fit bus terminal system
Two new stepping motor drives from Beckhoff claim a new benchmark for the term compact.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 July 2005
IPCs are flexible about fieldbus expansion
Beckhoff's enhanced compact control cabinet range now has three free PCI slots, and so can be used for a greater range of applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 June 2005
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