FABTECH 2024
October 15-17 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL |Booth #W4701
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We'll be making our way to sunny Orlando for FABTECH! Join us at booth #W4701 to discover how our advanced automation technologies fulfill all requirements for your one-of-a-kind manufacturing challenges. Whether you’re working to boost efficiency or you simply need a better solution to stay ahead of your competitors, let's propel your metal forming, fabrication and additive manufacturing solutions to the next level together.
Because at Beckhoff, automation is our calling. Our team industry experts will be there to discuss your applications and deliver game-changing solutions with hands-on demos and engineer-to-engineer answers. We can't wait to help you discover what's next in automation for manufacturing and fabrication!
Don’t forget about our booth party!
Wednesday, October 16 | 3:00-5:00 p.m.
A full bar and apps for all? Join us in the Beckhoff booth – we can’t wait to see you there!
Attend our conference session:
Integrating Innovation: The Evolution of Sensory Technology and Machine Control in Modern Manufacturing
Thursday, October 17 | 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Room S-330 C
The Future of Fabrication Machine Control is Cabinet-free
Cabinet-free machine design is gaining significant ground in many industries. Whether for new designs, redesigns or retrofits, the concept requires durable industrial components that can mount directly to the machine and withstand harsh production environments. This includes everything from IP65/67 motion control systems and I/O terminals to even the machine controller itself. These technologies are helping fabrication machine builders deliver systems that maximize space savings for end users. Cabinet-free machines are up to 70% smaller and are more cost competitive than larger, less efficient machines that still rely on large enclosures to house electrical equipment. Cabinet-free control systems can reduce electrical documentation by 75% and decrease control system components by a factor of 10. They also require less commissioning time and troubleshooting time in the field. This presentation will review real-world examples that demonstrate how to successfully approach the idea, the results others have achieved and barriers that still exist.
Amplify your productivity with Beckhoff’s powerful CNC solutions. Benefits such as standard hardware and software solutions for CNC and all other aspects of machine control, powerful functionality with unlimited customization, scalable for all performance classes and universal and open control for all machine types.
These direct drives for applications requiring high forces and speeds, the series offers optimal dynamics and a compact footprint combined with the advantages of servo technology. The integrated mechanism provides backlash-free, purely translatory motion and lower energy consumption with no mess from industrial lubricants.
As an EtherCAT device, the AMI812x integrated servo drive can be placed directly on the machine as a machine-mountable system for required upstream I/O, enabling the implementation of highly compact machines without control cabinets. This space-saving design combines compact drive technology and I/O.
The era of the cabinet-free machine is within reach. With pluggable IPC, I/O and drive technology modules, the machine mounted system delivers maximum space and time savings for machine builders and end users. The modular, IP67-rated control cabinet replacement can be decentralized on machines and automation systems as needed.
With Beckhoff Vision, engineers can see what’s possible when machine vision hardware and automation software are perfectly matched. This comprehensive line of EtherCAT-enabled industrial cameras, lighting and lensing components are paired with proven TwinCAT Vision software to round out a complete product portfolio.
In machine safety, going for “good enough” is never the right choice. Ensuring the safety of your people, equipment and products is simply not optional. TwinSAFE from Beckhoff is the universal safety solution for everything from basic monitoring to complex motion in a fully integrated automation ecosystem.