Beckhoff has offered diverse IoT communication capabilities with its TwinCAT IoT product family since 2015. Transmitting data to the cloud or between networked machines in this way creates enormous potential for increasing production efficiency. MindSphere, the Industrial IoT as a service solution from Siemens, is now one of the latest solutions that can also be integrated with TwinCAT. TwinCAT 3 automation … Continue reading TwinCAT IoT now also supports MindSphere →

The Module Type Package (MTP) is a modern solution for modularising plants in the process industry. It defines an interface for easily orchestrating and connecting modules to a higher-level control system. With the new TwinCAT MTP, TwinCAT automation software from Beckhoff helps create MTP projects with automatic code generation, paving the way for efficient module … Continue reading TwinCAT MTP: cyber-physical modularisation for the process industry →

With TwinCAT/BSD, Beckhoff presents a new operating system that combines the advantages of Windows CE – low cost and small footprint – with the numerous features of large Windows operating systems. It therefore also is an alternative to Windows 7 or 10 in many applications. TwinCAT/BSD provides an alternative operating system for all of the … Continue reading TwinCAT/BSD: New operating system for Beckhoff Industrial PCs →

Backed by its wealth of expertise in the development of rotary servomotors, Beckhoff has added an innovative product to its portfolio in the area of drive technology. This new generation of high‐performance and modular linear motors was developed in cooperation with Fertig Motors, the dynamically growing Beckhoff subsidiary.  The new AL8000 product family is based on … Continue reading AL8000: high-performance linear motor series with Made in Germany quality →

Ensure workers safety with the Master Lock Safety Series Padlocks designed for those working in harsh environments. Mayo Hardware is a leading distributor of Master Lock Safety products in Australia.The Safety Padlock is no ordinary padlock, with specific design features that function to protect workers from being killed or seriously injured in the workplace while … Continue reading Master Lock Safety Padlocks from Mayo Hardware →

The new ELM72xx EtherCAT Terminals are fully functional servo drives in a robust metal housing that deliver an output current (Irms) of up to 16 A at 48 V DC for the power supply. They expand the Beckhoff portfolio of compact drive technology in I/O terminal format and offer all of the current technology features together with increased performance and … Continue reading ELM72xx offers compact drive technology in a robust metal housing →

The three new PS power supply series comprise a total of 18 devices. The 1- and 3-phase DIN-rail mountable power supply units are very compact and supply output currents from 2.5 to 40 A. With a temperature-optimised device design, these power supplies ensure excellent convection cooling, long service life, maximum reliability and up to 96.3 … Continue reading PS device series from Beckhoff: compact and universal 24/48 V DC power supplies →

25 years ago, Beckhoff had an idea that revolutionised the automation technology of the time: The Bus Terminal combined fieldbus technology with the proven terminal block principle for the first time. The final result was developed together with Wago Kontakttechnik. The modular and open I/O system for space-saving, customisable and highly flexible configurations was then … Continue reading 25 years of Bus Terminal I/O: a revolutionary idea celebrates its anniversary →

The C6027 ultra-compact Industrial PC from Beckhoff is a fanless device that offers high computing power in a compact form factor trough Intel-Core i U series processors. Compared to the C6025 IPC already on the market, it has a second circuit board level with optional interfaces or an integrated 1-second UPS. Further variants are in … Continue reading High and fanless computing power with scalable interface expansions and 1-second UPS →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys Nuvo-7531 Compact Fanless Embedded Computer with Intel 9th/8th-Gen Core processor, Compact Dimensions, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB ports with screw-lock mechanisms. It is an ideal solution for Industrial Automation, Machine Vision and Automated Guided Vehicle applications. Powered by an Intel 9th/ 8th-Gen Core 65W/ 35W CPU that offers … Continue reading BST presents Neousys Nuvo-7531 compact fanless embedded computer →

Ballscrew actuation has been around for well over a century, and rack and pinion methods even longer. Both indirect drives have their place, and will be around for many years to come, but other, newer methods of creating linear motion are catching up. Direct drive methods, which are simpler and can be superior in a … Continue reading Beating ballscrew motion →

The M900MP rugged tablet features 8-inch Daylight Readable 1280 x 800 panel with Direct Optical Bonding which is outdoor viewable and a user-friendly projective capacitive multi-touch screen. The M900M9 is based on a Cortex A53-Octa Core 2.3 GHz processor, 3 GB system memory, and 32 GB storage, while wireless connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, … Continue reading BST presents Winmate’s M900M9 8-inch tablet with Android 9.0 OS →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys’ Nuvo-8108GC Rugged GPU Computing Edge AI Platform with Industrial-Grade Design and In-Vehicle Features. Designed specifically to support a high-end 250W NVIDIA graphics card, it offers tremendous GPU power up to 14 TFLOPS in FP32 for emerging GPU-accelerated Edge Computing, such as Autonomous Driving, Vision Inspection, and Surveillance/Security. … Continue reading BST’s Neousys’ Nuvo-8108GC Industrial-grade GPU computing edge AI platform →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys Nuvo-8240GC, a unique Industrial-Grade Edge AI Platform supporting Dual NVIDIA Tesla T4 Inference Accelerators. With its Compact Design, 170mm (W) x 360mm (D) x 186mm (H), Expansion Capabilities for Add-on Cards and Low Power Consumption. Nuvo-8240GC is powered by Intel Xeon E or 9th/ 8th-Gen Core CPU … Continue reading BST’s Neousys Nuvo-8240GC Dual Tesla T4 Rugged Edge AI Platform →

For factory operators looking to save energy and costs, an obvious first place to look is compressed air. Compressed air is highly useful in many industrial applications, and some sites spend up to 30 per cent of their electricity bill generating compressed air. Pneumatic actuators, which run on compressed air, have been around since the … Continue reading Where tubular linear motors blow away pneumatics →

The humble bolt is responsible for keeping most machinery together. Which is why bolt fastening is such a key part of many a manufacturing process. The ongoing challenge for manufacturers, however, is that the task of bolt fastening poses a significant occupational health and safety (OH&S) risk to employees. According to industry expert John Bishop, … Continue reading No bolting from safety with groundbreaking QX Series torque tool →

It is a well-known fact that static electricity can wreak havoc in a production plant. The experts at SMC Corporation Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) have seen it time and time again, and now in the thick of winter, static electricity is everywhere. Ming Liu, Head of Product Department for SMC Corporation ANZ, says that … Continue reading SMC ionizers: the answer to your static electricity problems →

ABB is providing integrated safety functionality for its all-compatible variable speed drives (VSDs) to simplify the engineering design process in machine manufacturing and automation. The new plug-in PROFIsafe module (FSPS-21) removes the need for external safety components and reduces the need for configuration. Machine builders must ensure applications can be controlled safely and stopped quickly … Continue reading ABB integrates drive safety functionality to simplify machine automation →

BST presents Neousys’ Nuvo-8208GC Ruggedized GPU Computing Edge AI Platform Supporting Dual 250W NVIDIA GPU, Intel Xeon E or 9th/ 8th-Gen Core Processor. Nuvo-8208GC is the world’s first Dual GPU edge AI Platform with Industrial-Grade Design and In-Vehicle features. Designed specifically to support two high-end 250W NVIDIA graphics cards, it offers tremendous GPU power up … Continue reading BST presents Neousys’ Nuvo-8208GC Ruggedized GPU computing edge AI Platform →

Atlas Copco’s engineers have developed an app under this heading that allows vacuum pumps to be controlled and monitored in real time from a smartphone. Pumps can also be commissioned optionally by entering fewer setpoints. The first models in which the free app is used are the new claw vacuum pumps of the DZS 100, … Continue reading New Atlas Copco app enhances the intelligence of vacuum pumps →