In this Research Note, we examine Beckhoff, a German family-owned industrial automation business, their 2025 financial highlights, 2026 outlook and a recent building automation deployment. This article updates our previous coverage of the company in May 2025. Beckhoff Automation Profile Founded in 1980, Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG has 5,450 employees worldwide (March 2025), including 2,000 engineers. The corporate headquarters in Verl, Germany, is backed up by 23 sales offices in Germany. Beckhoff’s presence in the international market is supported by 41 subsidiaries worldwide and is represented in more than 75 countries by partners. The company invests €80 million in research and development. Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology. The product range covers Industrial PCs, I/O and Fieldbus Components, Drive Technology, and automation software. Their Technology philosophy represents universal and open control and automation solutions that are used in a wide variety of different applications, ranging from CNC-controlled machine tools […]
