Other countries are directly handled by partner companies that are fully focused on Beckhoff products and systems.

The here and now of PC Control

24 February 2005 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd While it's true to say that PLC and PC technology can be mixed and matched to meet the needs of many industrial applications, it must also be realised that there is no longer a need for these technologies to complement each other. Embedded PCs provide versatility, performance and value for money and simply cannot be rivaled by PLCs on any level.

Beckhoff Automation Appoints New Product Manager For I/O Business

05 January 2005 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff Automation is pleased to announce that Skip Hansen has been appointed as Product Manager of I/O Systems. In this newly created position, Hansen will help coordinate the introduction of new I/O products as well as lead I/O sales and marketing initiatives for all of Beckhoff's North American operations. Prior to accepting this new position, Hansen served as the Beckhoff sales and marketing manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and the Dakotas.

Beckhoff Automation Appoints New Northwest Region Sales and Marketing Manager

07 December 2004 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff Automation is pleased to announce that Jason Sowder has been appointed as the company's new Northwest Region Sales and Marketing Manager. Sowder will provide direct sales management for Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

Beckhoff Automation Wins 'Growth 50' Award for Twin Cities Private Companies

25 October 2004 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd After a three-year revenue increase of a sizzling 92.5 percent, Beckhoff Automation finished strong at number 22 in the Minneapolis-based Business Journal's 'Growth 50' list. Published October 22, 2004, this list recognizes the top 50 fastest-growing private companies headquartered in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.

Beckhoff Automation Opens Its First Regional Technical Center in California

13 October 2004 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd In order to support it's rapidly expanding business in California and other western states, Beckhoff Automation announced today the opening of a California product training and support center. The new regional office is located between strong Beckhoff markets in Los Angeles and San Diego.

Beckhoff CX1000 Automation Control Revolutionizes PLC and Motion Solutions

20 December 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd The Beckhoff CX1000 Automation Control is a modular, DIN rail mounted industrial PC that is revolutionizing mid-range PLC and motion control solutions with its power and economy. The CX1000 combines Microsoft embedded operating systems (Windows CE.NET and Windows XP), and Beckhoff's 'TwinCAT CE' PLC and motion control software in a low-cost, ruggedized hardware platform suitable for use in a wide range of machine tool and industrial control applications.

Beckhoff Integrates TeSys Intelligent Motor Control to I/O

10 September 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd The newly released KL8601 communication interface Bus Terminal allows multiple Schneider Electrics TeSys Model U motor starters to be connected to Beckhoff's proven Bus Terminal Product. The combination of KL8601 and TeSys Model U allow customers too easily and cost effectively control and access data from their motor starters.

Beckhoff adds PC-based CNC to TwinCAT With the addition of TwinCAT CNC

02 September 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff expands on their proven TwinCAT PC based control software with multi-axis interpolated motion CNC control. Beckhoff has a proven track record, since the late 80's, of providing PC based control and implementing the latest technologies in keeping with their New Automation Technology emphasis. Now Beckhoff can provide a PC based solution for complex applications with up to 32 axes across 10 CNC channels.

Beckhoff Adds DALI Building Automation Terminal

02 September 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff, keeping with their New Automation Technology strategy, has introduced a new Bus Terminal called the DALI Bus Terminal. DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface and is quickly becoming the new standard for building lighting control.

Beckhoff expands the Bus Terminal Bus Coupler Offering

15 August 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff, keeping with their New Automation Technology strategy, has introduced a new Bus Coupler called the Compact Bus Coupler which fills a gap between the existing Low Cost Coupler and the high end standard Couplers. The new Bus Coupler is recognized by the second to last digit in the part numbering being a 5, such as BK5250 for a Compact Devicenet Bus Coupler or BK3150 for Profibus. The Bus Couplers range in price from $122 to $375 and connect to Beckhoff's industry leading 100+ I/O signals called Bus Terminals.

Beckhoff Bus Terminals for Hazardous Locations

01 August 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff announces the Hazardous certification of the proven Bus Terminal line for Class I division II and Class II division II, and Class III areas specified by UL1604 and the NEC code.

Beckhoff Expands Fieldbus Box Offering With the Power Distribution Box

17 July 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff expands on the industry leading, extremely thin IP67 Fieldbus Box product. The Power distribution box allows for distribution of power to several Fieldbus box I/O modules. Each Fieldbus box I/O module has two separate power connections located on the bottom of the module. There are two separate power connections which ensure the sensitive intelligent electronics power is separated from the sensor power.

Beckhoff Expands the IP67 Fieldbus box offering

16 July 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff has added more I/O types to the 150 plus modules that make up the Fieldbus Box which is the industries slimmest IP67 machine mountable I/O block. Daisy chaining Fieldbus Box modules required an additional costly T connector piece because the very slim module only had one network connector, located on the top of the module.

Beckhoff Introduces a New Line of Panel PC's

15 July 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd What do you get when you cross a Beckhoff Control Panel and a PC? The answer is a Panel PC. The entire line of Beckhoff's unique aluminum constructed Control Panel LCD monitors, which range in screen size from 6.5' to 20', are now offered with four types of integrated Beckhoff PC's to create various Panel PCs. The variations available are extensive but offer customers the flexibility to meet specific requirements at the right price.

Beckhoff expands Digital Servo Drive Offering

13 June 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff expands the proven AX2000 servo drive with the AX2500 compact servo drive. The AX2500 needs only one power supply module which also includes axis control. Then, up to seven lower cost axis control modules are connected to the one power supply module for a total of eight axis control.

Beckhoff releases TwinCAT 2.9 - complex automation made simple

07 January 2003 - Hayes Control Systems Ltd Beckhoff releases version 2.9 of the open automation suite TwinCAT, enabling users to configure, program and debug smallest controllers to most powerful PC-based controllers with a uniform, seamless and open software suite for sequence and motion.