The headquarters of Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG are located in Verl, Germany. The company is a global leader of PC-based control technology and practitioner of Industry 4.0. The product range covers the main areas of Industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology and automation software. PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology meets the highest requirements with regard to communication, interfaces, handling of large data quantities and performance reserves. We can provide flexible, open and standardized cloud-based automation concepts for assembly and handling technology to help users achieve considerable competitive advantages in technology and business.