BECKHOFF AUTOMATION

New Automation Technology

Beckhoff implements open PC-based automation systems. The product range covers the following major areas: Industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, Motion and automation software. Product families are available for all these areas and can be used as individual components or integrated into a complete and harmonized control system. Our philosophy “New Automation Technology” stands for universal and open control and automation solutions; these solutions are implemented in the most diverse applications, ranging from CNC machine tools to intelligent building automation systems.

PC-based control technology

Since its foundation in 1980, Beckhoff has continuously developed innovative PC-based solutions and products, forming the foundations of its continued success. We are at the origin of many innovations in automation that have now become standards in the market. The PC-based control command, the Lightbus system and the TwinCAT automation software are the innovations that define the Beckhoff philosophy but also alternative solutions to traditional control command. EtherCAT , the real-time Ethernet solution, provides the power needed for new generations of future-oriented machine design.

Beckhoff Automation at a glance

• 2019 worldwide revenue: €903 million (-1%)
• Headquarters: Verl, Germany
• Director and holder: Hans Beckhoff
• Number of employees worldwide: 4,350
• Number of engineers: 1,750
• Number of subsidiaries/representatives worldwide: 39
• Number of subsidiaries in Germany: 23
• Representations worldwide: 75

Global presence on all continents

The headquarters of Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG in Verl, Germany is also home to the main departments: Development, Production, Management, Sales, Marketing, Service and Technical Support. Its presence on the international scene is ensured through numerous subsidiaries. Thanks to its partners all over the world, Beckhoff is present in more than 75 countries.

Here you will find a detailed overview of our locations worldwide.

Beckhoff France

The creation of Beckhoff Automation Sarl

Beckhoff products and technologies arrived in France in 1999, following Rombaut KETA's research into automation and axis control solutions based on PC and fieldbus. He created Beckhoff Automation Sarl on December 19, 2004, for an official start on February 1, 2005 in Villebon-sur-Yvette (91) and still manages it today.

Continuous development in France

Beckhoff products and technologies are enjoying continuous penetration in France, both with machine manufacturers and integrators and with end users. The architecture of the solutions, the hardware abstraction of the software runtimes, the power of the EtherCAT fieldbus allow the construction of open, flexible and modular solutions in the fields of pharma-cosmetics, packaging, machine tools, energy, 3D printing, robotics and many other industrial fields.

Local support

A team of Pre-Sales Technical Engineers supports you from the evaluation of our products to the development of your solutions, including the definition and optimization of architectures. We aim to transmit the in-depth knowledge of our products and technologies to our customers, and to allow them to benefit from our experience.

4 reasons to trust us

• Open System: Independence and Flexibility
• PC-based solution: Hardware abstraction, reduction of interfaces
• “Made in Germany”: Quality, Requirement, Reliability
• 40 years of innovation and permanent investment in R&D