In this use case, Ajinomoto Omnichem, an Ajinomoto Group company, and Beckhoff have successfully demonstrated how the Modular Type Package concept can be used to automate an industrial plant.

The XTS system has two key functions to ensure production safety and eliminate downtime: firstly, systems equipped with XTS can continuously trace all products; secondly, XTS Track Management ensures seamless movement of the track segments used to pop out faulty components to the next production stage without any stoppage.

The precision machining of large components is by no means an easy task. How to produce gears, screws, or contact pins for connectors used in clocks with micron-level accuracy in large quantities? Swiss companies Esco and Affolter have achieved this goal by equipping their CNC machine tools with Beckhoff's TwinCAT CNC and servo drive technology.

If someone thinks that precision machining of hard materials cannot be achieved with articulated robots, toolcraft will prove them wrong with facts.

Baifuku's MX-System is a flexible and intelligent system solution that has been optimized for space, and can completely replace traditional control cabinets, causing a revolutionary upheaval in the automation field.

Research data indicates that about 70% of waste in water bodies will sink to the bottom of the sea or decompose into microplastics and nanoplastics, with a total amount of up to 10 million tons. In a research project conducted by MAELSTROM, they developed an autonomous robot based on an artificial intelligence system that can selectively identify and collect waste in waters up to 20 meters deep.

Pipe Titan is the latest welding robot introduced by LJ Welding Automation. Based on PC-based integrated control technology, Beifu can easily achieve a modular system structure, providing great flexibility for constantly changing fully automated or semi-automated welding production processes.

Beckhoff's EtherCAT technology and its EtherCAT I/O series products are celebrating their 20th birthday together. In this interview, Michael Jost (Product Manager for I/O Systems and Advanced EtherCAT) will introduce the technological advantages brought by the combination of ultra-fast communication system and diversified I/O series, as well as the rapid expansion of application areas in the past two decades.

Low-cost lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are key to achieving full electrification of transportation, but the production cost of lithium-ion batteries has always been high. Researchers at the Berlin University of Technology are using Z-type stack cell continuous manufacturing equipment to replace the traditional pick-and-place system, in order to speed up the production of lithium-ion batteries.

Artificial intelligence expert Griffyn Robotech uses Beckhoff's PC-based control technology in its inspection equipment (compatible with both new and old smart devices) to achieve high-precision motion control during product handling, allowing for the detection of micro-level defects on the surface of the casing in fractions of a second.