Automation UpDate 2011 – U.S. and Canada
An exclusive invitation from Graham Harris, President, Beckhoff Automation:
Several of Beckhoff’s key product developers are touring North America this June to explain the latest advances in New Automation Technology!
Beckhoff Automation will host an exclusive series of events featuring a group of primary product developers and managers from the company’s headquarters office in Verl, Germany. This is a valuable opportunity to learn from, and interact with, six engineering experts directly behind the innovative automation and control products you have come to rely on from Beckhoff.
The seminars will be held in Chicago, IL (Mon, 6/20), San Jose, CA (Tue, 6/21), King of Prussia, PA (Thu, 6/23) and Toronto, ON (Fri, 6/24). All events will be based in central locations that are easily-accessible to those in the surrounding areas. The presentations will give in-depth guidance on the newest Beckhoff developments and suggest progressive automation strategies to improve your business today and succeed in the competitive global marketplace.
Beckhoff Automation experts will include:
Stefan Hoppe, Program Manager for HMI and System Connectivity
Michael Jost, EtherCAT Product Manager
Roland van Mark, Industrial PC Product Manager
Dr. Josef Papenfort, TwinCAT Product Manager
Joerg Rottkord, Export Sales Manager, North America
Jens Sachs, Safety Product Manager
And… guest speakers from local companies that use Beckhoff controls.
Attendees can expect a high level of direct insight into:
| - | TwinCAT 3 – eXtended Automation Technology using Visual Studio, C++, Matlab®/Simulink®, IEC 61131-3 and more |
| - | EtherCAT – Industrial Ethernet for the highest end of performance, incl. “best practices” |
| - | The future of Beckhoff Industrial PCs, incl. “best practices” |
| - | Processor benchmarking and IPC diagnostics |
| - | Compact drive solutions |
| - | Scientific Automation – integrating measurement, condition monitoring and robotics functionality into a centralized, PC-based control architecture |
| - | Machine safety simplified using TwinSAFE, safety concepts and safety editor |
| - | TwinCAT 2 update and connectivity incl. “best practices” |
| - | Automatic code generation with open TwinCAT Interfaces |
| - | Applications in review – learn from machine builders’ and manufacturers’ successes with Beckhoff technology |
To register, simply visit www.beckhoffautomation.com/seminars and select the location of your choice. You will receive a confirmation email shortly after registering to confirm your RSVP. These limited spots are reserved on a “first come, first served” basis so don’t delay!
The seminar will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will include complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception at the conclusion of the presentations. Directions, full schedule of topics and additional information will be provided to registrants at least one week prior to the seminar day.
This free seminar from Beckhoff is intended to provide project engineers and engineering managers an introduction to real tools necessary today to shape the future of manufacturing automation and the long-term industrial cost-sustainability of their companies… starting today.
We hope to see you in June!