CP3921-1500-0010 | CNC multi-touch Control Panel in a special CNC function design with CP-Link 4

TwinCAT CNC/TwinCAT NC I

TwinCAT 3 CNC offers the option to implement interpolation with up to 32 simultaneously interpolating axes. The number of axes and/or the number of channels can be adapted to the requirements of the application via the option packages. Various transformations can be supplemented with the different options on offer. Programming takes place according to DIN 66025. The axes and channels are configured in TwinCAT Engineering.

TwinCAT NC I allows for the interpolation of movements with up to three path axes and five auxiliary axes. A variety of axis types with various fieldbus interfaces are supported. The movement is usually programmed in DIN 66025, but it can also alternatively be carried out via PLC function blocks.

Flexible configuration

Thanks to the DVI/USB Extended and CP-Link 4 connection technologies, it is possible to use the CNC Control Panels at a distance of up to 100 meters from the industrial PC.

Multi-touch technology

Beckhoff uses exclusively manufactured multi-touch sensors to meet the high demands for mechanical stability, resilience in harsh industrial environments, precise operation, and elegant design. All necessary controller boards are self-developed and manufactured in-house. The result is a highly robust overall system that enables state-of-the-art operating comfort, even in harsh machine environments.

Robust housing technology in a modern, high-quality design

As a pioneer in PC-based automation, Beckhoff holds its products to the highest standards of quality and modern design; the company has been using solid aluminum as the raw material for its Control Panel housings since the 1990s in its efforts to harmonize both elements. Aluminum not only offers excellent mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties, but is also easy to process, allowing it to accommodate small-series production and customer-specific adaptations. Anodization produces a high-quality durable surface. In addition to aluminum, stainless steel is also used as a basic material for some industries.

Perfectly coordinated Control Panel hardware

Whether the application is a display device (HMI) or a complete Control Panel PC, Beckhoff relies on its own expertise with self-developed and manufactured motherboards. This allows users to benefit from flexible, high-performance hardware platforms with guaranteed long-term availability. Our in-house hardware development is rounded off by our own BIOS development, comprehensive expertise in Microsoft operating systems, and the ultra-compact TwinCAT/BSD operating system. The Control Panel portfolio is complemented by TwinCAT HMI. The visualization software is optimally integrated into the TwinCAT environment and supports the technical possibilities offered by Beckhoff Control Panels through modern programming and parameterization for all kinds of applications.

Advantage at the very core: the Beckhoff Industrial PCs

Beckhoff is a pioneer in PC-based automation technology and has been developing and producing its own PC hardware since 1986. The technology know-how that has grown over the past decades is incorporated today into all Beckhoff Industrial PCs. Their principle feature is the use of state-of-the-art components and processors of the highest performance class. Combined with a high in-house production depth, including proprietary motherboard production, long-term component availability, extremely flexible configuration and customer-specific adaptations, Beckhoff presents itself today as one of the world's leading Industrial PC manufacturers.