Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Weil, Germany, Beckhoff is a German-owned company specializing in new automation technologies. As a global driver of automation technology, Beckhoff defines many standards in the field of automation and is a setter and promoter of international standards. The company's industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software, and cabinet-free automation systems can be used as stand-alone components or integrated into a complete control system for a wide range of industries. After 40 years of development and efforts, Beckhoff has established 40 subsidiaries around the world, plus partners around the world, and is present in 75 countries.

 

Beckhoff entered the Chinese market in 1997 and has its headquarters in Shanghai North High-tech Industrial Park, with 320 employees and offices in 30 large and medium-sized cities in China. Innovative products and solutions are widely used in wind power generation, semiconductors, photovoltaic solar energy, electronics manufacturing, metal processing, packaging machinery, printing machinery, plastics processing, tire processing, wood processing, glass machinery, logistics and building automation.

 

In 2014, the EtherCAT real-time industrial Ethernet promoted by the company became China's national recommended standard, and has been included in the "National Intelligent Manufacturing Standard System Construction Guide" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. As a technology-driven company, Beckhoff has always focused on technological breakthroughs and innovations, and has a reputation in the industry as an "innovation engine". The PC-based control technology from Beckhoff is open and supports all major industrial communication protocols and combines IT, the Internet and automation technology to form a solid technical foundation for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.