At a glance
| Booth | Q5544 |
| Country | TW |
| Website | www.beckhoff.com.tw |
Company profile
Beckhoff Automation Co., Ltd. was founded in 1980, and the development of innovative products and solutions based on PC-based control technology has been the foundation of the company's continued success. Its product spectrum comprises industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software and control cabinet-free automation. These product series can be used as individual components or can work collectively as a complete, harmonized control system.
Exhibits
Beckhoff New Automation Technology combines PC-based control with EtherCAT as a central automation approach. The company supplies panels and industrial PCs for applications across all performance classes. Its I/O components support both simple and complex applications using EtherCAT and other common fieldbus systems. The drive-technology portfolio is intended to support a very broad range of machine and application requirements. TwinCAT provides automation features and software function blocks for automation tasks. The MX-System brings automation technologies together in an IP67-capable modular system. For industrial machine vision, Beckhoff offers a balanced hardware portfolio intended for complete system integration from a single source. The machine-vision portfolio covers cameras, optics, illumination, complete units, vision-specific accessories and TwinCAT Vision software. Beckhoff cameras use flexible mounting options and provide bandwidth up to 2.5 Gbit/s for services tailored to industrial PCs. The optics range uses robust industrial-grade lenses, while the illumination portfolio is spectrally adjustable, temperature-stable and designed to support EtherCAT-based applications. The Vision Unit Illuminated, or VUI, is offered as a complete unit for starting industrial image processing, and the accessory range is designed to integrate the vision hardware. TwinCAT Vision has integrated image processing into the TwinCAT software environment since 2017, and the addition of the hardware range gives machine builders and end users a complete industrial image-processing system from software through illumination. The integrated vision system includes cameras, optics, illumination, complete units, software, training and support. Beckhoff Vision can integrate real-time image processing into new or existing control environments and synchronize it with machine and plant processes. The vision components are designed for scalability and long-term availability, allowing the image-processing system to be scaled through camera choice, resolution, illumination and computing power. Direct integration into the automation platform can reduce engineering and hardware costs, simplify system integration and commissioning, and provide a more straightforward support path. Because control functions are mapped in software where they can be extended and modified, the vision solution can be adapted later as requirements change. The architecture supports the established GigE Vision standard, an industry-independent range of applications and integration into existing production environments through an open system architecture. Individual vision components can be replaced, and the different sensor results from elements connected to the controller can be merged. Full EtherCAT integration supports real-time applications by simplifying synchronized trigger generation for image capture and exposure and by directly synchronizing vision functions with control processes and cloud-based services. The stated system effects include shorter response times, higher cycle rates and accelerated machining processes, together with reductions in hardware, wiring, waiting time, installation space and footprint and simpler diagnostics. Fusion of different sensor results is used to increase reliability, support reliable evaluation results and open additional application options. For industrial protection, the lens protection tube uses thermally hardened anti-reflective glass to keep the focus position stable and provide high resistance during cleaning and maintenance. Vision hardware can use IP65/IP67 housings made of anodized aluminum and glass, smooth glass surfaces for resistance to cleaning agents and other chemicals, multiple fastening options and optional splinter protection. The camera, illumination and lens portfolio extends through TwinCAT Vision software, and components are matched to one another so they can be combined according to a modular principle for the required vision application. For simplified integration into existing control systems, a complete solution is available consisting of a camera, illumination and a focusable lens. In flash or pulse mode, the illumination can reach very high brightness while maintaining a low heat load, and high-precision control with efficient electronics is used to minimize energy requirements. EtherCAT P with distributed clocks and responsive power electronics enables high-precision synchronization with machine processes without unnecessary illumination times. Blue LED chips provide the basis for high light output, temperature stability and increased efficiency at high ambient temperatures. EtherCAT-controlled flash mode is also used to reduce the required power supply and cooling effort while lowering lighting energy consumption.
Capabilities and products
- industrial PCs and panels
- EtherCAT I/O and fieldbus components
- industrial drive technology
- TwinCAT automation software
- IP67 control-cabinet-free modular automation system
- integrated industrial machine-vision systems