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Beckhoff Company

Beckhoff Automation GmbH 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 â€œNew Automation Technologyâ€ 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

(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 technology

The company Beckhoff Automation GmbH 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 (bus terminals), drive technology and automation software. With EtherCAT, launched in 2003, the company initiated a real-time Ethernet for system control.

Company data

In 2005 the company generated a turnover of 151 Million Euro, with an export share of 41 %. The actual number of employees amounts to 744. The Headquarters in Verl is the location for all central departments. The domestic sales department is supplemented by subsidiaries all over Germany.

On the international market, the company is represented by subsidiaries in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Through co-operation with partners, Beckhoff is represented in more than 60 countries.