Beckhoff Automation

Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized, internationally acting company located in Verl, Westphalia, Germany. It was established in 1980 as a business unit of the Elektro Beckhoff GmbH, an electrical installation and retail company which was founded in 1953 by Arnold Beckhoff Senior. Until 2005 the business unit "New Automation Technology" operated under the name Beckhoff Industrie Elektronik (Beckhoff Industrial Electronics).In 2005 the company Elektro Beckhoff GmbH has been restructured into three companies: Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG(PC-based automation technology) Elektro Beckhoff GmbH(Building services engineering) Beckhoff Technik und Design GmbH(Retail of high-end entertainment electronics, light systems, home appliances)PC-based automation technologyThe company Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG produces automation technology in different performance categories, from single components up to system solutions. The company focuses on PC-based control technology with the segments Industrial PC, Embedded PC, fieldbus components, drive technology and automation software. The Beckhoff PC Control philosophy, the Bus Terminals and TwinCAT automation software are multifunctional alternatives to traditional control technology. With EtherCAT, launched in 2003, the company initiated a real-time Ethernet for system control.Company dataIn 2015 the company generated a turnover of 620 Million Euro. The actual number of employees amounts to 3000. The Headquarters in Verl is the location for all central departments. The domestic sales department is supplemented by subsidiaries all over Germany.