These latest features include online adaptation and extended interpolation, plus a technology package for additive processes and another for advanced wire-erosion and die-sinking EDM machines.

Streamlining the TwinCAT 3 CNC (TF5200) application for EDM and additive manufacturing, these latest features include two new functions and two additional technology packages.

The EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal supports up to 12 signal interfaces and nine signal types in one multi-purpose I/O module.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is transforming manufacturing with open automation systems connecting devices and machines across the factory floor.

With TwinCAT runtime for real-time Linux, Beckhoff is opening up new application possibilities for real-time control.

The MX-System helps tackle skills shortages and addresses DC power supply needs.

By Bradley McEwan, business development manager at automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK, discusses how software and modular hardware enables easy integration of technologies, like robotics and vision, that were once considered 'standalone'.

The EL6821 EtherCAT Terminal from Beckhoff allows up to 64 DALI/DALI-2 slaves and 64 DALI-2 input devices to be connected. The TwinCAT 3 System Manager makes it easy to configure and parameterize DALI devices flexibly.

Ideal for adaptive manufacturing, machine learning, vision and other complex applications, the IPC combines an ATX motherboard and GPU in one powerhouse device.

The CX5600 series offers expandable interfaces, operating system options and a familiar, rugged design for wide-ranging automation applications.