Beckhoff at EMO 2011

At EMO 2011, the world’s leading international trade fair for metal working, which will take place between 19 and 24 September in Hanover, Germany, Beckhoff will present its comprehensive package of scalable CNC control solutions for machine tools. Highlights at the Beckhoff booth will include new drive technology components for the upper and lower performance segment and the new TwinCAT 3 software generation, which enables more efficient engineering.

At EMO Beckhoff will demonstrate the flexibility of its CNC solution based on the dental drill grinding machine M647 from the Swiss company Monnier + Zahner AG. On the CNC side six interpolating axes with HSC functionality are in action.

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Hanover, Germany
19 – 24 September 2011
Hall 25, Booth E32
Site and booth plan
Solutions
Machine Tools

PC-based Control: The scalable, complete CNC package

The Beckhoff CNC solution is based on the Beckhoff PC Control technology, which integrates all machine functions on a single hardware and software platform. The CNC package is modular and finely scalable.

	TwinCAT NC I/CNC Modular software architecture for PLC, motion and CNC functions. TwinCAT NC I TwinCAT CNC
	Industrial PC Scalable performance for any application: from compact Embedded PCs with integrated I/O interface to Industrial PCs with multi-core processors. Industrial PC Embedded PC
	Control Panel Operation and monitoring: from basic touch panels to CNC-specific panels for machine tools. Control Panel
	EtherCAT The high-speed fieldbus integrates all areas of operation: I/O, motion and safety. Conventional fieldbus or industrial Ethernet systems can be integrated via EtherCAT Terminals. EtherCAT
	Drive Technology From servo and stepper motor connection in the format of a standard Bus Terminal to the AX5000 EtherCAT drive series for the medium and upper power range. Drive Technology Servo terminal EL7201
	TwinSAFE The scalable safety solution: from safety I/O terminals to complex PC-based safety controllers. TwinSAFE

TwinCAT 3 – C code integration into the CNC

TwinCAT 3, the latest software generation from Beckhoff, offers users a modular, multi-core-capable control architecture with a high degree of integration for PLC, motion and CNC functionalities. The engineering platform of TwinCAT 3 is fully integrated in Visual Studio® from Microsoft. In addition to the object-oriented extensions of IEC 61131-3, C code can be integrated in the CNC, for example. The integration of Matlab®/Simulink® enables the digital simulation of complex technical systems. TwinCAT 3

The multi-channel architecture of TwinCAT CNC – with the option of flexible exchange of axes and spindles – offers the required flexibility for realising different functions on the same machine. The CNC was expanded with high-speed cutting (HSC) functionality for optimised milling cutting of free form surfaces. The TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation library enables robot kinematic systems to be mapped in software for seamless integration into the control system. TwinCAT CNC TwinCAT Kinematik Transformation