BeckhoffAutomation GmbH & Co. KG, established in 1980, is an internationallycompany with global headquarters in Verl, Westphalia, Germany - with a focus onnew automation technology. As the pioneer of global automation technology, Beckhoffdefines many standards in the field of automation, and is the promoter ofinternational standards. The product range covers Industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbuscomponents, drive technology and automation software. Products that can be usedas separate components or integrated into a complete and seamless controlsystem are available for all industries. After 40 years of development andefforts Beckhoff is now represented worldwide in over 70 countries by 30subsidiary companies and distributors.
Beckhoffhas entered Chinese market since 1997 and its headquarters in China are locatedin Shanghai Shibei Industrial New Zone. The company currently employs 280people across China and is presented in 26 large and medium-sized cities. Today,its innovative products and solutions are widespread in the most diverseindustries and has proven themselves, for example, in wind energy,semiconductor, photovoltaic, electronic manufacturing, as well as inmetalworking, packaging, printing and plastics industries, in tire processing,woodworking, glass processing, logistics and transport and intelligent buildingautomation.
In2014, EtherCAT real-time Ethernet has become a recommended national standard inChina and has been included in “Guide to Constructing Standard System forIntelligent Manufacturing” published by MIIT (Ministry of Industry andInformation Technology of the People's Republic China). As a well-known technology-drivencompany, Beckhoff has always focused on seeking for breakthroughs and innovationsin technology and has built a reputation industry-wide as an “innovation engine”.Due to its openness, the PC-based control technology from Beckhoff supports allmainstream industrial communication protocols andbrings together the worlds of IT, Internet and automation technology. It alsorepresents the optimum basis for implementing intelligent manufacturing andIndustry 4.0 concepts.