Efficient production and cost reduction with an integrated, ultra-compact control platform

Resource efficiency is the number one topic in the tyre industry: ranging from tyre resistance and associated fuel consumption to efficient use of the production hall. The demands on tyre building machines are correspondingly high; the machines are becoming more and more complex but shouldn’t occupy more production space. At its trade fair booth, Beckhoff Automation will present the solution: On the one hand, the PC-based control technology offers maximum functionality by running PLC, motion, measurement and process technology in software. On the other hand, Beckhoff is consistently working on the development of components that offer scalable performance with minimum footprint. Other trade fair highlights include the high-end measurement modules and the integration of voltage measurement in EtherCAT, ensuring higher production efficiency and quality.

EtherCAT P: Cabling effort reduced by 50%.
EtherCAT P integrates the EtherCAT communication as well as the system and peripheral voltage in one cable and enables power supply forwarding directly via the devices. The combination of high EtherCAT performance and flexible EtherCAT topology make the single-cable solution the optimum bus system for sensors, actuators and measurement technology: Material and assembly costs are reduced and the mounting space is minimized in drag chains, control cabinets and the machine. EtherCAT P

EtherCAT P: Cabling effort reduced by 50%.
AMP8000: Reducing machine footprint and mounting space.
AMP8000: Reducing machine footprint and mounting space.
The AMP8000 distributed servo drive system integrates the servo drive directly into the servomotor, thereby opening up new avenues for modular machine concepts. By shifting the power electronics directly to the machine, the space requirement in the control cabinet is reduced to a single coupling module that supplies several servo drives with just one cable via a distributor module. AMP8000

Increase production efficiency through integrated measurement technology.
With the EtherCAT measuring modules, Beckhoff offers an integrated measuring chain from data acquisition to analysis in the cloud. Precise, fast and robust: the measuring terminals can be integrated directly into the modular EtherCAT terminal system and make measuring technology available on the standard automation platform. EtherCAT measuring modules

Increase production efficiency through integrated measurement technology.
Small footprint, optimized diagnostics by system-integrated overcurrent protection.
Small footprint, optimized diagnostics by system-integrated overcurrent protection.
In the EL922x EtherCAT terminal series, Beckhoff has integrated electronic overcurrent protection for the fusing of 24 V DC system components highly compactly and directly in the EtherCAT system. This reduces costs and space requirements in the control cabinet compared to the current fusing products. EL922x

Reduce costs and space requirements with the CX5100.
With the CX5100 Embedded PC, Beckhoff offers a fanless controller with low power dissipation. Optionally equipped with single, dual or quad-core Atom™ CPU, it is suitable for applications in the medium performance range in the lower price segment. Its compact design makes the controller ideal for application in confined spaces, such as heating presses. CX5100

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