Automate 2026, Day 1: Beckhoff Live + Interactive, June 23, 2026

TwinCAT 3 CoAgent for Engineering is the intelligent AI assistant that provides efficient support for PLC development, I/O configuration, and human-machine interface creation. Requirements can be formulated in normal language and TwinCAT CoAgent for Engineering suggests suitable code and configurations, taking existing project structures into account. Flexible mode selection enables custom support based on the task at hand. In addition, TwinCAT CoAgent for Engineering offers direct access to the documentation in the Beckhoff Information System and provides context-related recommendations for accelerated high-quality project implementation.

TwinCAT 3 CoAgent for Operations is the intelligent AI assistant that provides efficient support in machine operation, maintenance, and system diagnostics. Operating and maintenance tasks are described in natural language. The CoAgent then provides specific recommendations for action, diagnostics, or direct system commands based on the current machine and process data.

Beckhoff operating systems are long-term available and meet the high requirements of the automation industry.

As an intelligent transport system, the eXtended Transport System enables flexible motion profiles and new types of machine concept.

The balanced hardware portfolio for industrial machine vision offers complete system integration from a single source.

The variable frequency drives in the AF1000 series are particularly suitable for performing basic drive tasks cost-effectively.

The AX1000 economy servo drive for implementing demanding and cost-sensitive drive tasks.

The TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Creator automatically creates AI models based on data sets. These AI models can be optimized in terms of their accuracy and latency to ensure they run efficiently on Beckhoff Industrial PCs with TwinCAT products. The generated models can also be used as standardized ONNX models beyond the Beckhoff product range. For AI model execution with TwinCAT products, a PLCopen XML file with IEC 61131-3 code is created in addition to the model, which describes the complete AI pipeline and can be imported seamlessly into TwinCAT.