Following over 25 years of successful in-house panel production and 12 years of expertise in multi-touch design, Beckhoff is bringing out a new smart panel design, the Next multi-touch panel generation. With its revised electronics concept and standardied connection solution for electronics and mechanics, this device platform maintains its future-proof technological lead and builds on it. The consistently high quality of Beckhoff control panels and panel PCs is thus combined with an optimised price/performance ratio.
The Next multi-touch panel series is advanced and cost-optimised, and further expands the diversity of Beckhoff’s broad portfolio. This generation of control panels and panel PCs offers user-friendly operation, thanks to advanced multi-touch technology, a high-quality design, and a wide choice of formats and options. These devices, which are manufactured entirely in Germany, are characterised by a smart, sleek electronics and device design, EtherCAT communication (FSoE) at the push of a button, and high-quality industrial-grade displays with multi-finger touch function.
The Next multi-touch panels with IP20 or IP65 protection ratings are of high quality and will be available long-term. They can be provided in display diagonals from 18 to 61 cm in various formats, as installation and support arm variants. The panel PC version is available in a wide range of CPU performance classes. This includes a variety of accessories and mechanical extensions. The latest standards have been integrated to provide a future-proof panel platform that makes it easy to optimise costs without changing the system design, and also provides tried-and-tested touch technology with anti-glare and anti-ghosting effects.
The introduction of the Next multi-touch panel generation starts with the CP49xx built-in control panel with an IP20 protection rating and the CP59xx control panel with an IP65 protection rating for mounting arm installation. The latter are intended for direct mounting on a VESA monitor mount by the customer and can optionally be fitted on a mounting arm with a 48 mm round tube.
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