'Economy' panel PC (27/10/2008)

With the new CP6608 Ethernet Control Panel, Beckhoff has expanded the 'Economy' series with a 5.7-inch display version. The panel features an integrated PC with Intel IXP420 processor and several interfaces, making it ideal for industrial...

EtherCAT terminal system (21/04/2008)

In analogy to the Beckhoff Bus Terminals, the EtherCAT Terminal system is a modular I/O system consisting of electronic terminal blocks. In contrast to Bus Terminals, where the fieldbus signal is implemented within the Bus Coupler on the internal,...

The new CP72xx Panel PC (26/04/2007)

With the new CP72xx Panel PC, Beckhoff offers a mounting arm Industrial PC that was specially developed for these requirements. The new CP72xx features all-around IP 65 protection and an integrated mounting arm adapter for demanding application...

XFC Technology (26/04/2007)

XFC represents a control technology that enables very fast and highly deterministic responses. It includes all hardware and software components involved in control applications: optimized input and output components that can detect signals with high...

TwinCAT adds support for telecontrol protocols (28/02/2007)

PLC libraries for IEC standard telecontrol protocols are the latest enhancement to Beckhoff’s TwinCAT automation software, which is available in the UK exclusively from Hayes Control Systems. The new libraries, which support IEC 60870-5-101 for...

Industrial PCs keep Rizla rolling (20/02/2007)

Rizla, the UK’s largest supplier of cigarette papers, is using Beckhoff industrial PCs, supplied exclusively in the UK by Hayes Control Systems, for a demanding control and plant monitoring system throughout its Pontypridd plant. The system has been...

Panel PCs cut the cost of control (16/02/2007)

Hayes Control Systems, the exclusive UK distributor for automation products from Beckhoff, is now offering cost-saving industrialised Economy Panel PCs designed for installation within control cabinets. Products in the new CP62xx Panel PC series...

TwinCAT adds support for telecontrol protocols (30/01/2007)

PLC libraries for IEC standard telecontrol protocols are the latest enhancement to Beckhoff’s TwinCAT automation software, which is available in the UK exclusively from Hayes Control Systems. The new libraries, which support IEC 60870-5-101 for...

Industrial PC designed for control cabinets (18/09/2006)

Hayes Control Systems, exclusive UK distributor for Beckhoff, now offers an Industrial PC designed for installation in control cabinets. The new C69xx Industrial PC series comes with a 3½ inch motherboard equipped with Intel Celeron M or Pentium M...

Linear Motors Use Same Amplifiers And Encoders Regardless Of Size (01/02/2005)

Conventionally, as linear motors range in size, so do their magnetic track spacing, which normally requires discrete commutation and thus specific amplifiers for each motor size. Beckhoff's new linear motor range, however, can be...

Ethernet Just Got Tougher, Faster, Easier (01/08/2004)

Automation technology increasingly uses Ethernet as the physical communication layer. However, its limitations are becoming ever more apparent as more demand is placed on its capabilities and flexibility. Stephen Hayes looks at a new...

New Strategies For Ethernet In High Performance Motion Systems (01/10/2003)

Beckhoff's EtherCAT is an innovative adaptation of Ethernet technology for multi-axis motion control systems. Based on standard Ethernet cards, it offers a remarkable real time performance thanks to the...

Integrating Safety Into The Plant I/O System With Profisafe (01/10/2003)

Safety Integrating safety into the plant I/O system with ProfiSafe With the integration of safety technology into the Beckhoff bus terminal system, the advantages of fieldbus now also apply to applications in the machine...

Contactor Add-On Provides Fieldbus-Based Motor Protection (01/10/2003)

Now available from Hayes Control Systems is the Beckhoff KL8001 range of power bus terminals, which adds motor protection functionality to any ordinary contactor. Mounting directly on contactors such as Siemens' Sirius range, the power...

Real Time Ethernet Capability Added To Twincat Motion Control System (01/08/2003)

'Real time' Ethernet capability added to TwinCAT motion control system New from Hayes Control Systems, the TwinCAT RT Ethernet option allows users of this PC based motion control system to take advantage...

High Density Bus Terminals (01/04/2003)

Big space savings in panels and field-mounted terminal boxes are claimed for Beckhoff's new eight-channel, high-density bus terminal system, which is available in the UK from Hayes Control Systems. Two...

Hayes Control Puts Industrial Pcs On The Rails . (01/03/2003)

Hayes Control puts industrial PCs on the rails The new CX1000 controller from Hayes Control Systems offers the power of a high-performance PC in a DIN-rail mounting module measuring just 100x38x91mm....

Pc Controller Is Just 76Mm Deep . (01/09/2002)

PC controller is just 76mm deep The Beckhoff CP6300 industrial PC module from Hayes Control Systems takes hardly any additional space when added to the back of one of the company's TFT display panels, yet...

The Pc: A Better Choice For Control? (01/04/2002)

Most designers agree that PCs offer much better value for money than PLCs, yet many are still reluctant to use the former in control applications. This reluctance is not justified, says Stephen Hayes, who also explains why he believes that...