Products
TwinCAT
The TwinCAT software system turns almost any PC-based system into a real-time control with multiple PLC, NC, CNC and/or robotics runtime systems.
Add-on software
Extension modules for 3rd-party software such as LabVIEW™, MATLAB® or SOLIDWORKS® for integration into Beckhoff hardware and software
Highlights
Linux®-based real-time control with TwinCAT
Linux® distribution from Beckhoff lays foundation for new type of runtime
Machine learning – for all areas of automation
Beckhoff offers a machine learning (ML) solution that is seamlessly integrated into TwinCAT 3.
TwinCAT projects with AI-assisted engineering
Beckhoff has developed TwinCAT Chat for the TwinCAT XAE engineering environment.
TwinCAT MC3
Beckhoff presents the latest generation of motion software solutions in TwinCAT MC3.
OPC UA
As a pioneer in open standards, Beckhoff offers the possibility of extensive interoperability with third-party products thanks to TwinCAT 3.
Edge device
Fully flexible edge device applications through industry-proven hardware and software from Beckhoff
Module Type Package (MTP)
TwinCAT MTP integrates the Module Type Package concept into the engineering environment and enables efficient development of modular plants.
TwinCAT Analytics
The TwinCAT Analytics product family offers a complete workflow for data acquisition, storage, analysis and visualization in dashboards.
TwinCAT 3 Redundancy
Redundant designs of automation technology ensure your plant availability.
MATLAB® and Simulink® for TwinCAT 3
With the current TwinCAT 3 target products, it is possible to transfer analyses and simulations from MATLAB® and Simulink® directly into the TwinCAT world.
TwinCAT 3 IoT OCPP and EtherCAT Terminal EL6761
The combination of TwinCAT 3 IoT OCPP and EtherCAT Terminal EL6761 creates a universal solution for charging infrastructure communication.
TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor
Increased availability due to integrated VM environments: TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor
TwinCAT 3 Scope
The software oscilloscope is fully integrated within the TwinCAT control architecture and enables the simple graphical display of signal curves.
IoT Connectivity with AWS
Beyond the scope of conventional control tasks, applications such as big data, data mining and condition or power monitoring enable the implementation of superior, forward-looking automation solutions.
TwinCAT HMI
By integrating the Human Machine Interface into the engineering environment of Visual Studio® and TwinCAT 3, Beckhoff opens the way for the next HMI generation.
TwinCAT Cloud Engineering
With TwinCAT Cloud Engineering, even globally distributed control systems in Industrie 4.0 environments are easy to operate and maintain remotely.
TwinCAT 3 Kinematic Transformation
The integration of the robot controller into the automation software: execution of PLC, motion control and robotics on one Industrial PC.
TwinCAT 3 Lighting Solution
The TwinCAT 3 Lighting Solution enables simple commissioning of DALI lighting controls.
Industrie 4.0
PC-based Control from Beckhoff as the optimal control architecture for future challenges in the field of Industry 4.0 concepts.
Scientific Automation
Scientific Automation is the integration of automation software with findings from engineering science.
PC-based automation with TwinCAT
TwinCAT 3 automation software integrates real-time control with PLC, NC, and CNC functions in a single package. Beckhoff controllers are programmed uniformly with the TwinCAT Engineering (XAE), according to the programming standards IEC 61131-3 with C++, MATLAB® and Simulink®. The generated code is executed in the TwinCAT Runtime (XAR). The TwinCAT Runtime is a multitasking operating system that runs in parallel on the host operating system. Windows and TwinCAT/BSD in 32-bit and 64-bit variants can be used as host operating systems. In addition to high determinism, the TwinCAT real-time offers the possibility to fully utilize the PC's existing cores in multicore operation.
TwinSAFE
Apart from aids for purely functional automation, Beckhoff provides a comprehensive solution for the field of safety technology in TwinSAFE. The TwinSAFE system offers maximum flexibility in hardware and software, enabling all possible tasks in the field of safety technology to be solved appropriately.