Today, efficiency and sustainability are major themes across many sectors. PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff – termed New Automation Technology – are ideal for achieving and maximizing both of these elements. This issue of PC Control reflects this: TwinCAT Core Boost opens up new possibilities for optimizing control performance and cost efficiency. Dr. Fabian Assion explains how the requirements set by the energy revolution can be fulfilled with integrated control and measurement technology in his interview. The application reports on control technology for hydrogen storage systems from GKN Hydrogen and for weather-independent installation of wind turbines (Seasight Solutions) explore the supply process for renewable forms of energy. Further advantages drawn from boosting efficiency have been achieved in projects on innovative recyclable material sorting (Absolem Engineering), automated gear machining (Tec for Gears), potting electric motor windings (bdtronic), and electrochemical metalworking for volume production (Voxel Innovations).
