Beckhoff Milestones

Many automation technology standards that are taken for granted today were conceptualised by Beckhoff at an early stage and successfully introduced to the market.

 

 
1982
1986
1988
1989
1990
P1000

P1000
single-board motion
controller

PC Control

PC Control
first PC-based machine controller

S1000

S1000
Software
PLC/NC on
PC (DOS)

Lightbus

Lightbus
high-speed fieldbus
utilising
optical fibre

All-in-One

All-in-One
PC motherboard

 
1995
1996
1998
1999
2002
Bus Terminal

Bus Terminal
fieldbus technology in terminal block format

TwinCAT

TwinCAT
real-time soft-
ware package under Windows with PLC and Motion Control functions

Control Panel

Control Panel
remote IPC Control Panels

Fieldbus Box

Fieldbus Box
the I/O system
in IP 67

CX1000

CX1000
modular Embedded PCs for DIN rail mounting

 
2003
2005
2007
EtherCATEtherCAT

EtherCAT
real-time
Ethernet fieldbus
system

TwinSAFE

TwinSAFE
the compact safety solution

AX5000

AX5000
EtherCAT
Servo Drive

Industrial Motherboards

Industrial Motherboards
Made in Germany

 
2008
2009
2010
XFC

XFC
eXtreme
Fast Control Technology

HD Bus Terminals

HD Bus Terminals
16-channel terminals in
12 mm

TwinCAT 3

TwinCAT 3
eXtended Automation Technology (XAT)