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Establishing common automation standards can help manufacturers scale without reproducing the complexity of their existing systems.

Establishing common automation standards can help manufacturers scale without reproducing the complexity of their existing systems.

Networking & Communication

One strategy, multiple sites: why common automation standards matter

August 15, 2026

In a logistics environment increasingly shaped by volumetric pricing models, cabinet-free automation is becoming increasingly popular.

In a logistics environment increasingly shaped by volumetric pricing models, cabinet-free automation is becoming increasingly popular.

Electrical & Connectivity

Can cabinet-free automation lower shipping costs?

July 19, 2026

Beth Ragdale, software business manager at automation and control specialist Beckhoff UK, explains how DevOps can transform industrial environments and why the openness of the underlying control platform determines its success.

Beth Ragdale, software business manager at automation and control specialist Beckhoff UK, explains how DevOps can transform industrial environments and why the openness of the underlying control platform determines its success.

Software & Analytics

Why open architecture is the key to industrial DevOps

January 4, 2026

Simplicity is the new design philosophy when it comes to automation solutions. In the attached article, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at automation specialist Beckhoff, explains why simplifying control architecture can unlock higher performance, faster development and longer system lifespans.

Simplicity is the new design philosophy when it comes to automation solutions. In the attached article, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at automation specialist Beckhoff, explains why simplifying control architecture can unlock higher performance, faster development and longer system lifespans.

Factory Automation

Beckhoff: why simpler control architectures are powering the future of automation

December 29, 2025

Unified, PC-based control and standardised communication let packaging lines handle complex SKUs, rapid changeovers, and personalised production efficiently, improving flexibility, diagnostics, and integration across lines.

Unified, PC-based control and standardised communication let packaging lines handle complex SKUs, rapid changeovers, and personalised production efficiently, improving flexibility, diagnostics, and integration across lines.

Factory Automation

How unified control is transforming flexibility and personalisation in modern packaging lines

December 27, 2025

Beckhoff UK has expanded its national training capacity with the opening of a larger facility in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, as the German automation specialist responds to rising demand for technical training in the industrial sector.

Beckhoff UK has expanded its national training capacity with the opening of a larger facility in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, as the German automation specialist responds to rising demand for technical training in the industrial sector.

Safety & Compliance

Beckhoff expands UK training capacity with new Huntingdon centre

November 11, 2025

Progressing to decentralised control and cabinet-free automation

Progressing to decentralised control and cabinet-free automation

Progressing to decentralised control and cabinet-free automation

October 22, 2025

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Online shopping has changed logistics forever

December 4, 2020

Industrial IoT & Edge

How OEMs can reduce automation project costs

November 18, 2020

Factory Automation

How to reduce cabinet clutter in food production

November 5, 2020

Events

Beckhoff launches virtual automation skills workshops

October 13, 2020

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Managing disruption in intralogistics

September 16, 2020

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Engineering on the edge

July 7, 2020

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Incorporating image processing into PLC environments

June 29, 2020