With a major new development agreement, Beckhoff Automation is investing in the future development and production of its own drive technology. Fertig Motorsis, cooperating in a joint venture with the Beckhoff Group, is to co-develop and produce servomotors for Beckhoff drive technology. Established in March 2010 as a joint venture between Beckhoff Automation and Erwin Fertig, the company is to develop a next generation of servomotors that are more dynamic, energy-efficient and available at low cost. The development facility is currently under construction and will begin production at the end of 2011.
The range of PC-based control technology solutions from Beckhoff encompasses the main technology areas of IPC, I/O, motion and automation. The Motion division is being strategically expanded with new product lines in the category of servo drives, servo terminals and servomotors. The target is to grow the Motion division in the medium term to 25% of total turnover.
Hans Beckhoff, managing director of Beckhoff Automation, regards the cooperation with Fertig Motors as a big step in the company’s development: “We have always specialised in hardware and software, and naturally we have extensive know-how in drive technology. However, our knowledge will now be decisively deepened with the development of our own motor series, especially in the area of dynamic magnetic mechanics and the associated control algorithms. We are delighted with this new partnership and we are convinced that we will be able to offer our customers even more powerful system solutions in the future.”
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