Beckhoff Automation

Savage, MN 55378

COMPANY OVERVIEW

About Beckhoff Automation

At Beckhoff, automation is our calling. We empower engineers to differentiate and succeed as industry leaders – to harness new technologies, embrace open standards and solve the world’s most complex problems.
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Product Summary

Automation and controls equipment, I/O, Industrial Ethernet, motion control systems.

Contact

13130 Dakota Avenue
Savage, MN 55378
United States
http://www.beckhoff.com
952-890-0000
1-877-TwinCAT
952-890-2888

More Info on Beckhoff Automation

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Founded and led by engineers, we organically create advanced controls, motion, communication and IoT technologies that become game changing tools for your one-of-a-kind challenges in an age of digital transformation. As a global partner with U.S. headquarters in Minneapolis, we remain committed to sustainability, inclusivity and support for the people behind the automation. 

Our powerful system architecture is geared toward total openness and flexibility in automation. That way, we help you achieve breakthrough solutions for greenfield applications and revitalize brownfield applications with modern tech that goes the distance. We work tirelessly to provide an industry-leading array of automation tools for everything from programming languages to controller hardware, industrial networks and cloud connectivity. Bottom line: we give you the freedom to succeed on your own terms.

So whether you’re powering the EV revolution, launching satellites, optimizing assembly automation with ML or increasing flexibility in material handling with intelligent transport systems – you can reach new heights for your business, industry and humankind. 

Products & Press Releases

Beckhoff CNC Machine
April 2, 2025
Beckhoff has added new functions and technology packages to its TwinCAT 3 CNC (TF5200) software: TwinCAT 3 CNC Online Adaption (TF5262) offers TcCOM interfaces that integrate ...
Beckhoff I/O Interface
Feb. 6, 2025
Beckhoff’s new EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal offers interface flexibility in a compact, 12-mm-wide design. With up to 12 signal interfaces (8 DI, 2 DO, 1 AI, 1 AO) and nine...
Beckhoff Automation CNC Software
Jan. 6, 2025
Beckhoff has adding two new functions and two technology packages to its TwinCAT 3 CNC software. TwinCAT 3 CNC Online Adaption offers TcCOM interfaces that integrate customer-...
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Nov. 4, 2024
The EL4374 EtherCAT Terminal is a multipurpose analog I/O module for -10/0 to +10V or -20/0/+4 to +20mA signals that can be used for standard automation tasks at a rate of 1 ksps...
Aug. 2, 2024
The EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal supports up to 12 signal interfaces and nine signal types in one multi-purpose I/O module.
July 3, 2024
The C6675 control cabinet industrial PC (IPC) from Beckhoff consists of an ATX motherboard and high-performance GPU cards. With properties typical of an industrial server, the...
June 7, 2024
With the EL4374 EtherCAT Terminal, Beckhoff introduces a powerful analog I/O module to increase system flexibility and simplify parts management. The EL4374 is a multipurpose,...
June 4, 2024
The CX5600 embedded PC series expands Beckhoff’s machine control line with AMD Ryzen processors, additional interfaces and operating system options. These fanless PCs have...
Jan. 23, 2024
Ideal for adaptive manufacturing, machine learning, vision and other complex applications, the IPC combines an ATX motherboard and GPU in one powerhouse device
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Jan. 19, 2024
The CX5600 series offers expandable interfaces, operating system options and a familiar, rugged design for wide-ranging automation applications.

Articles & News

The new CMD 1400-GEC mailer packaging machine
April 1, 2025
The new 1400-GEC mailer packaging machine achieves throughput of 200-feet-per-minute using controller, I/O, networking and software programming technologies from Beckhoff.
LJ Welding Automation’s Pipe Titan pipe welding system leverages IO-Link for greater sensor communications flexibility. Source: Beckhoff Automation
IO-Link’s proven ability to simplify diverse equipment integrations and provide reliable diagnostics is leading manufacturers and OEMs to gravitate toward this I/O technology....
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Syntegon packaging machines using Beckhoff’s XTS technology can process up to 2,400 products per minute.
Oct. 25, 2023
Syntegon, a packaging machinery OEM, explains why users should take a serious look at the software technologies provided by the machine manufacturer rather than always looking...
Beckhoff's new cameras feature flexible mounting options, a bandwidth of up to 2.5 Gbit/s and are tailored to industrial PCs.
Along with the TwinCAT automation software, Beckhoff’s new cameras and lighting create an integrated machine vision and control system.
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The floating and flying XPlanar movers transport the components through the testing process in an optimized 3-second cycle.
Built around Beckhoff’s XPlanar materials transport system, Stoba Sondermaschinen has developed a modular optical inspection system that accelerates quality control.
EtherCAT devices come in form factors such as this PCB-board pluggable EJ terminal, standard EL slice, and machine-mountable EtherCAT box module from Beckhoff Automation. Source: Beckhoff Automation
Why more than 7,000 companies rely on an Ethernet-based industrial networking protocol without IP addresses and switches.
With TwinCAT Cogging Compensation, AL8000 linear motors benefit from modern machine learning methods.
Aug. 25, 2023
Using Beckhoff’s TwinCAT Cogging Compensation software, AL8000 linear motors can increase machine synchronization and decrease lag rate without hardware changes.
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From advances in core automation technologies to the cutting edge, the Automate 2023 event in Detroit did a great job showcasing the variety of technologies available to manufacturers...
Beckhoff's Jeff Jonhson demonstrated the capabilities of the company's eXtended Transport System with no-cable technology to synchronize system-wide events with microsecond precision so that a specific event can be triggered at an exact position.
By providing contactless power supply and synchronous real-time data communication directly to the XTS movers, the system can evolve from a transport system into a flexible, multi...
Beckhoff's Daymon Thompson at Automate 2023.
An early preview of Beckhoff’s forthcoming TwinCAT Chat Client, which leverages the power of LLMs like ChatGPT, shows how the artificial intelligence technology can be used to...

Videos & Resources

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July 30, 2024
Motion control engineers sometimes fail to notice the unique features that differentiate a high-quality servo system from the rest. But by looking “under the hood”...
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Expanding on its TwinCAT Vision software capabilities, Beckhoff Automation has added industrial cameras, lenses and lighting to bring image processing directly into the machine...
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An example of how to use AI technology, such as ChatGPT, to deliver step-by-step instructions on how to program a conveyor system.
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Exhibits by Beckhoff, Schneider Electric, Stratus Technologies, and Festo highlight growing trends around automation use in the CPG industries.
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Using a CNC milling machine to showcase the functions of its analytics software, Beckhoff explained the software’s use for applications ranging from predictive maintenance to ...
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Beckhoff introduces a new modular, customizable robot technology amid dramatic increases in robot use to address workforce, quality, and throughput issues
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Though some say OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) is outdated, its use to continuously improve production operations across industry prove the value provided by this key metric...
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At Modex 2022, Beckhoff highlighted several motion control products for applications such as automated storage and retrieval systems, autonomous mobile robots, and automated guided...
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April 22, 2022
Activity in the automotive industry, e-commerce, and other sectors will shape the growth of robotics technologies in the coming year.
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Understand the differences between high-performance HMI and video game-like HMI options and how they can affect operator performance.

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The UniMover O 600 is ideal for healthcare and industrial facilities. (© Studio033, 2023)
May 24, 2023
Designed for use in light industrial and medical facilities, the UniMover O 600 from Oceaneering Mobile Robotics relies on Beckhoff automation technologies for compactness, ease...
The Eclipse machine can make two different automotive transmission pumps simultaneously. Source: Beckhoff Automation
Eclipse Automation deploys Beckhoff Automation’s eXtended Transport System to deliver micron-level accuracy for multiple automotive part assemblies on one machine.
Beckhoff Ps2000 Ether Cat Web
April 5, 2023
The PS2000 power supplies from Beckhoff feature a built-in EtherCAT interface, allowing the control system to directly process measurement data, internal device diagnostics information...
Bösendorfer grand pianos are still varnished by hand, requiring a great deal of skill and experience.
March 29, 2023
To reduce the amount of energy required to varnish its grand pianos, Bösendorfer opts for a modern varnishing plant from Austrian manufacturer Berkmann using Beckhoff’s PC-based...
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March 16, 2023
Beckhoff has expanded the functionality of its XPlanar system with new mover identification, movers for two lanes of traffic on one tile, rectangular movers, and mover coupling...
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As a vendor-independent standard that allows on Ethernet, TSN is poised to converge IT and operations networks. But some challenges remain in terms of cost, complexity, and need...
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At PACK EXPO International, Beckhoff exhibits its XTS linear transport system with no-cable technology for contactless, continuous power supply, and synchronous real-time data...
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Oct. 6, 2022
Autonomous mobile robots, storage and retrieval systems, and scheduling tools get an artificial intelligence boost to improve material movement efficiencies and keep workers safe...
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Modules and components of Beckhoff’s ATRO system.
This forthcoming modular, customizable, do-it-yourself robot technology adds new dimensions to how end users, system integrators, and OEMs will think about robotic automation....