Beckhoff Automation
About
About Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff Automation grew from control-cabinet and industrial-electronics work in Verl into a global family-owned automation supplier. Since 1980 it has promoted PC-based control: moving PLC, motion, CNC, measurement, vision and other machine functions onto industrial computers and a common software environment. TwinCAT software and the EtherCAT real-time network form the architectural centre of the portfolio.
The robotics layer now includes ATRO modular robot joints and links, XPlanar contactless planar transport, XTS linear transport and integrated machine vision. These products can be synchronized with conventional axes, safety and process logic within one control system, which is Beckhoff's main distinction from a standalone robot-arm supplier. The company is tracked as manufacturing-automation infrastructure because its control stack can coordinate complete cells and production machines even when the robot itself comes from another vendor.
Products
Operations
Facilities & manufacturing
- Production setup
2025-06-01 - Beckhoff presented ATRO as a modular industrial robot system ready for series production with TwinCAT integration. - ATRO modular robot system
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Dexterity
Outbound - Robot Controls - Beckhoff Automation supplies controls networking and safety stack for mech for Dexterity Mech
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Sensing - Beckhoff supplies EL5001-0090 encoder-interface terminals for UniMover O 600
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT 3 automation software for UniMover O 600
Source - Boston Dynamics
Outbound - Robotics Components - Beckhoff Automation supplies EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE safety modules for Boston Dynamics’s Stretch robot
Source - AGT Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - AGT Robotics uses Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O, bus couplers and TwinSAFE terminals in BeamMaster
Source - AGT Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff CX5130 controls, CP2918 panels and TwinCAT run AGT Robotics’ BeamMaster welding system
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies C6017 Industrial PCs for UniMover O 600
Source - Planiform
Outbound - Compute & Control - Planiform uses Beckhoff control hardware and TwinCAT in its GOH Hive garment storage and picking system
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EL6751 CANopen master terminals for UniMover O 600
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT/BSD operating system for UniMover O 600
Source - AGT Robotics
Outbound - Actuation Motion - Beckhoff AX5000 drives and AM8000 motors position beams in AGT Robotics’ BeamMaster
Source - Oceaneering
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EL6581 DMX master terminals for UniMover O 600
Source - Micro Tool & Machine
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE modules provide field connectivity and safety in MTM’s XS600-P20E X-Shear
Source - Micro Tool & Machine
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff C6930 controls, CP3921/CP2912 panels and TwinCAT run MTM’s XS600-P20E X-Shear
Source - Micro Tool & Machine
Outbound - Actuation Motion - MTM uses Beckhoff AX5000 drives, AM8000 motors and EL7211 servo terminals in its XS600-P20E X-Shear
Source - CTDI
Outbound - Compute & Control - CTDI's Enzo AMR integrates Beckhoff C6032 IPC, TwinCAT, EtherCAT and TwinSAFE control technologies
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff EL-series EtherCAT terminals
Source - Innovative Automation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff CP6706 panels and TwinCAT control Innovative Automation’s RoboTape robotic taping cells
Source - LJ Welding Automation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O and EL6910 TwinSAFE terminals provide I/O and safety control in Pipe Titan
Source - Promise Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinSAFE safety controller for robotic construction systems
Source - Lesta
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Beckhoff supplies AM8043 servomotors for Lesta painting robots
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Fabmatics is integrating Beckhoff AX8000 servo drives in new automation applications
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff AM8000 servomotors
Source - JBT Marel Corporation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplied EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE safety terminals for JBT's automated guided vehicles
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EL-series EtherCAT terminals for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - Compute & Control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff TwinCAT/BSD operating system
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff CX2043 Embedded PC
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinSAFE safety technology for Lesta painting robots
Source - Griffyn Robotech
Outbound - Compute & Control - Griffyn’s Deepsight inspection machine uses Beckhoff TwinCAT NC I for interpolated motion control
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - Compute & Control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff EtherCAT modular I/O terminals
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff CX5230 Embedded PC
Source - Griffyn Robotech
Outbound - Compute & Control - Griffyn’s Deepsight inspection machine uses Beckhoff EtherCAT terminals in its control cabinet
Source - Griffyn Robotech
Outbound - Compute & Control - A Beckhoff C6015 Industrial PC runs motion control in Griffyn’s Deepsight inspection machine
Source - ROBOWORKER
Outbound - Compute & Control - ROBOWORKER builds its robot-control interface on Beckhoff TwinCAT automation software
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Interconnect & Harnessing - Beckhoff supplies custom eight-channel sensor cables for b+m X6 painting robots
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Sensing - Beckhoff supplies EP5151-0002 encoder interfaces for b+m X6 painting robots
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff EtherCAT junctions
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT NC Camming TF5050 for Lesta painting robots
Source - Stevanato Group Denmark
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff C6920 IPC and TwinCAT 3 control SVM Automatik’s NESTOR robotic vial-handling system
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EtherCAT I/O terminals for Lesta painting robots
Source - Genesis Systems Group
Outbound - Actuation Motion - Beckhoff supplied AX5000 drives and AM8000 motors for Genesis Systems' inspection-platform positioning
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT 3 PLC/NC PTP TC1250 for Lesta painting robots
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Fabmatics is integrating Beckhoff ELM72xx servo terminals in new automation applications
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff TwinSAFE terminals
Source - Stevanato Group Denmark
Outbound - Actuation Motion - NESTOR’s delta robots use Beckhoff AM8000 motors and AX8000 servo drives
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EP2338-1002 EtherCAT Box modules for b+m X6 painting robots
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies CX5140 Embedded PC for Lesta painting robots
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies AX8000 multi-axis servo system for Lesta painting robots
Source - LJ Welding Automation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff CP6700 and CX controllers with TwinCAT control LJ Welding Automation’s Pipe Titan
Source - Griffyn Robotech
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Griffyn’s Deepsight inspection machine uses Beckhoff EL7211 terminals to control its servo axes
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies C6015 Industrial PC for NEO cartesian robots
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EP-series EtherCAT Box modules for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 real-time control software
Source - Lesta
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Beckhoff supplies AM8032 servomotors for Lesta painting robots
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - Compute & Control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff TwinCAT control software
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Beckhoff supplies AM8000 servomotors for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Fabmatics is integrating Beckhoff servomotors for ELM72xx terminals in new automation applications
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Compute & Control - b+m T2 X6 painting robots use four Beckhoff EPX1058-0022 digital-input modules
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinSAFE safety technology for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Lesta
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies CP2915 multi-touch control panel for Lesta painting robots
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Beckhoff supplies AX8000 servo system for NEO cartesian robots
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Compute & Control - b+m T2 X6 painting robot configurations use Beckhoff EPX3158-0022 analog-input modules
Source - Innovative Automation
Outbound - Compute & Control - RoboTape cells use Beckhoff EL6224 IO-Link terminals and TwinSAFE I/O for sensing and safety
Source - LJ Welding Automation
Outbound - Actuation Motion - Beckhoff AM8100 motors and EL7211/EL7221 servo terminals drive Pipe Titan’s positioning axes
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies CU8210-M001 cabinet domes for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Promise Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT 3 automation software for robotic construction systems
Source - b+m surface systems
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies EL-series EtherCAT and TwinSAFE terminals for b+m painting-system application cabinets
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - Compute & Control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff TwinSAFE safety system
Source - Genesis Systems Group
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplied EtherCAT P I/O and TwinSAFE safety controls for Genesis Systems' robotic inspection systems
Source - Fabmatics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Fabmatics Test Wafer Center uses Beckhoff EK1100 EtherCAT couplers
Source - Promise Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies CP3924 control panels for robotic construction systems
Source - Genesis Systems Group
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplied CX embedded PCs and TwinCAT for Genesis Systems' robotic nondestructive inspection systems
Source - JBT Marel Corporation
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplied CX5130 and CP6706 controllers with TwinCAT for JBT's automated guided vehicles
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - Compute & Control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff EL6224 IO-Link master terminals
Source - Promise Robotics
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies CX2043 Embedded PCs for robotic construction systems
Source - Four Growers
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Four Growers GR-200 uses Beckhoff ELM7231-9018 servo terminals
Source - INAUTOM Robótica
Outbound - Compute & Control - Beckhoff supplies TwinCAT 3 automation software for NEO cartesian robots
Source - Promise Robotics
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Beckhoff supplies AMI8122 servo drives for robotic construction systems
Source - Griffyn Robotech
Outbound - actuation and motion control - Griffyn’s Deepsight inspection machine uses Beckhoff AM81xx motors across its five servo axes
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Team
- Hans Beckhoff - Managing Owner - Managing owner
Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-17 - Partnership - University of Basel uses Beckhoff controls in MIRACLE II surgical robots
MIRACLE II is the second phase of a Werner Siemens Foundation-funded programme for robot-assisted laser bone removal planned and supervised in virtual reality. The University of Basel team developed the robotic elements around Beckhoff control technology, including TwinCAT 3 Target for Simulink. A CX2043 Embedded PC, CX2100 power supply and EtherCAT and TwinSAFE terminals provide the system’s control hardware.
Source - 2026-04-20 - Market Signal - Beckhoff reports EUR 1.24 billion in 2025 sales
Worldwide 2025 sales increased 6% to EUR 1.24 billion. Research and development investment totalled EUR 80 million. The workforce stood at 5,450 employees as of February 2026 while order intake was improving.
Source - 2025-11-03 - Partnership - b+m surface systems uses Beckhoff controls in painting robot design
b+m integrated Beckhoff EPX EtherCAT Box modules directly into its T1 X6 and T2 X6 six-axis painting robots. The architecture consolidates intrinsically safe signals from as many as 40 process sensors while reducing robot-arm wiring and installation space. The robots target coating systems for automotive, commercial-vehicle and aviation applications.
Source - 2025-06-24 - Production Milestone - Beckhoff advances ATRO modular robots to series-production readiness
ATRO motor and link modules can be combined into application-specific serial robot kinematics. The architecture integrates media feed, endless joint rotation and TwinCAT motion, safety and vision functions.
Source - 2025-06-01 - Production Milestone - Beckhoff ATRO modular robot system becomes ready for series production
ATRO combined modular motor and link modules with internal media feed and endless rotation in all axes. The system enabled custom robot configurations for assembly and handling applications. TwinCAT integration covered machine control, robot control, safety, vision, condition monitoring and edge or cloud connectivity.
Source - 2024-06-06 - Partnership - Robotic solution for adhesive tape application with PC-based control
The technical configuration includes PC-based control technology. The work is scoped to RoboTape robotic tape-application platform. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Source - 2024-03-12 - Partnership - Controlling unmanned construction machinery efficiently and reliably
The technical configuration includes CX7000 Embedded PC and EtherCAT terminals. The work is scoped to unmanned quarry machinery. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Source - 2023-12-05 - Demonstration - HepcoMotion and Beckhoff demonstrate GFX-r high-payload transport
The joint showcase at Oracle Red Bull Racing’s MK7 facility included a reveal of the GFX-r driven-track configuration for Beckhoff XTS. A track-management switch replaces limiting curves so longer movers and magnets can deliver driving force up to 400 N. HepcoMotion reported mover payloads of 30–40 kg and direct process loads around 1,500 N, with the system available to manufacturers.
Source - 2023-10-09 - Partnership - Precise part machining with CNC robot
The technical configuration includes TwinCAT CNC and drive technology. The work is scoped to robot machining cells. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Source - 2023-03-17 - Partnership - How OMR delivers on highly compact, maneuverable material handling robots
The technical configuration includes EtherCAT and TwinSAFE control hardware. The work is scoped to UniMover O 600 mobile robot. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Source - 2023-03-16 - Partnership - Stretch from Boston Dynamics puts mobile robots at the forefront in intralogistics technology
The technical configuration includes EtherCAT I/O and TwinSAFE safety modules. The work is scoped to Stretch robot. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
Source - 2022-07-12 - Product Launch - Beckhoff introduces ATRO modular industrial robot
ATRO supports custom robot structures with payloads up to 10 kg. The system routes data, power, and fluids internally through modular robot axes. The product gives Beckhoff a concrete offering for commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows.
Source - 2020-05-19 - Partnership - Redesign of custom production machines and robotics integration boosts productivity by 25%
The technical configuration includes PC-based control. The work is scoped to robot-integrated sampling-bag production machines. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.
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Relations
Relationships
- HepcoMotion
Gfx/xts Development Partner - HepcoMotion and Beckhoff jointly demonstrated the GFX-r guidance system for higher-payload XTS transport.
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Context tags
- Industrial automation supply layer - Stack Layer - Beckhoff supplies PC-based control, I/O, motion, vision and robotics systems for machine builders. https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/company/
- Factory automation systems - Capability - TwinCAT and EtherCAT coordinate automation functions across machines and production systems. https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/products/automation/twincat/
- Integrated motion control - Capability - Beckhoff integrates motion control and robotics into the TwinCAT control environment. https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/products/automation/twincat/
- Industrial robot automation - Workflow - ATRO is Beckhoff's modular industrial robot system integrated with machine automation. https://www.beckhoff.com/en-en/products/motion/atro-automation-technology-for-robotics/
- Industrial control components - Stack Layer - The official catalogue covers industrial PCs, I/O, drives and control components. https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/Catalog/Beckhoff_Products_2026.pdf