Tech United wint EK en WK met EtherCAT voetbalrobots

Het Team Tech United van de TUe is erin geslaagd om met de EtherCAT voetbalrobots, niet alleen het EK, maar ook het WK te winnen. Door de aderen van de robots stroomt het EtherCAT protocol, richting diverse slaves, waaronder EtherCAT I/O van Beckhoff. Met een boeiende finale in Portugal heeft Tech United de Europese titel…

Intelligent transport system improves the packaging of confectioneries

Syntegon Technology, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, is a global leader in process and packaging technology for the food and pharma industries. As part of the company’s Food Division, the company’s location in Beringen, Switzerland, specializes in fully automated packaging systems for the confectionery industry. It is also home to Syntegon’s innovation center for horizontal packaging systems, sealing technologies and top-load…

Beckhoff Automation increases sales to 1.182 billion euros

Despite facing real challenges along the way, the 2021 financial year was a success for Beckhoff Automation. For the first time in its almost 42-year history, the Verl, Germany-based automation technology specialist exceeded the one billion euro mark in sales.

XTS with NCT enables product handover between two movers

NCT enables contactless energy and data transfer to the XTS movers. Mechatronic handovers between two movers allow product flows to be divided and brought together again. Particularly advantageous here is the synchronous real-time data transmission with the TwinCAT…