Solutions for mechanical engineering

Products and solutions for your success

Highest performance and cost efficiency

Mechanical engineers must think bigger in order to differentiate themselves. This requires groundbreaking technologies, future-proof solutions and trusting partnerships. KEBA offers future-oriented industry 4.0 technologies for mechanical engineering and robot production, which enable worldwide networking with cloud-based data management and intelligent IT integration. Both hardware and software are optimized for machine automation, injection molding machines and robotics. They offer numerous communication standards such as Ethernet with OPC UA, fast and secure data storage for predictive analytics and maintenance, and other customer-specific adaptations.

Your benefits at a glance

suitable operating solution for every application
unique selection of mobile and stationary HMI's
open and scalable automation system
Agile partnership, future-proof overall system

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Individual, optimized automation solutions

Well-founded know-how in application is the key to success for mechanical engineers and industrial companies. Therefore, the focus is clearly on its further development; only very limited resources are available for basic automation.

Thanks to the fusion of application-specific industry software with the innovative KEBA control system, an individual automation solution is created that is perfectly tailored to the target market. In addition, turnkey industry systems are available for HMI, plastics and motion & robotics, which can also be used.

Optimised to meet market requirements

Increased development capacities

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Automation solutions from KEBA shine with numerous innovations.
Our modular software architecture allows you to choose freely which software modules KEBA uses and which you program yourself. Each new development can also be easily added to as a module at a later date.

Full concentration on core business - simple combination of own software and KEBA products:

Reliable partnership with KEBA, expert support in every project phase
Increased development potential without increasing staff
Future-proof thanks to stable automation basis
Life cycle management without risk

KEBA Industry 4.0 solutions

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KEBA is involved in various committees, which aim at the standardization of Industry 4.0 technologies and the protocols used. New developments are therefore known at first hand and can be integrated promptly.

Already integrated Industry 4.0 topics:

Remote Service
Data logging
Virtualization
automatic optimizations
Connectivity
Support of Open Source platforms (e.g.: Node-RED, Grafana, InfluxDB)

Shortened time-to-market

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The various expansion stages of our software platform KeControl FlexCore Basic, Real-Time and PLC, offer an ideal basis. Users select the required software modules from the desired system platform, integrate their own industry-optimised software modules and combine these with the proven KEBA system.

Your benefits at a glance:

Individual automation solution within the shortest time
turnkey industry systems for HMI, plastics and motion & robotics
Highest flexibility

All from one source

All KEBA components fit together perfectly, can be individually designed and easily adapted to the respective application and performance requirements.

Leading visualization system

With the comprehensive visualization framework, even sophisticated high-end multitouch visualizations can be designed in a very short time.

Technologiepakete für Ihren Maschinenbau

Turnkey technology packages

Customers can freely configure their system thanks to the large portfolio of technology modules. Control modules, motion applications, plastics applications etc. can be easily integrated into the system.

Scalable solutions

The optimal software basis can be selected according to needs and requirements (Basic, RT, PLC).

Simply integrate existing software

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With the KEBA software solution, users no longer have to worry about basic automation, they can concentrate fully on expanding their own USPs.

Your benefits at a glance:

Low-level APIs enable access to the complete control system
HMI interfaces can be created easily, application-optimized and in accordance with the respective corporate design by means of drag & drop
The engineering tools suite can be individually adapted and personalized
The easy-to-use software supports the user with many intelligent wizards and templates

Scalable in hard- & software

In order to meet all customer requirements, hardware components are available in different scales. In addition, different technology modules and expansion stages can be selected according to requirements.
Our control systems are suitable for every application due to the scalable hardware.

Human Machine Interface for diagnostic functions and updates
Security for maximum availability
Standard PC interfaces (USB, PCIe, DVI, GBit)
Compact and robust industrial PC
Real-time process for reducing dead times (EtherCAT), SERCOS III

Our solutions

KeControl FlexCore BASIC

The optimal IPC platform

Linux or Windows as operating system
Comfortable standard API (Application Programming Interface)
Additional services for easy diagnosis etc.
Functions for fast commissioning and easy backup/restore

KeControl FlexCore REALTIME

For real-time applications with use of the KEBA I/O system

Standard Linux with field-proven real-time extension
Own development environment for easy C programming and remote debugging
Interfaces for real-time programming and I/O system
Fast porting of existing software using POSIX API

KeControl FlexCore PLC

Extend CoDeSys IEC standard with C programming

Integration of own runtime systems in C parallel to the IEC system
Can be combined with modern KeView visualisation software
Comprehensive engineering tool suite for configuration of fieldbuses and I/Os as well as for PLC and C programming

KeControl FlexCore TECHNOLOGY

Combining our own know-how with KEBA technology modules

High-end technology modules for plastics technology and robotics including HMI, wizards and configuration
Optional safety solution for PLC, motion and robotics
FlexCore TECHNOLOGY forms the basis for the KePlast and KeMotion industry solutions

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Individual drive systems for mechanical engineering

Our drive systems are the basis for performance, productivity and safety of your machine. The modularity as well as the wide range of products and services offered by KEBA drives guarantee you optimal and fast integration into the machine automation at all times.