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Technical notes on automation and functional safety.
In-depth articles for people who design, specify or maintain automation systems, no marketing fluff.
May 14, 2026
How to correctly size a servo drive: the parameters that matter
Sizing a motorized axis starts from the real load profile, not from the motor's catalogue nominal power.
Read article →April 02, 2026What is TwinSAFE, and when does it make sense on a Beckhoff system
TwinSAFE is Beckhoff's integrated safety solution: it manages safety functions on the same EtherCAT bus used for standard control.
Read article →March 10, 2026SIL vs PLe: making sense of machine functional safety ratings
SIL and PLe both measure how reliable a safety function is, but they come from different standards (IEC 62061 and EN ISO 13849) and aren't always directly interchangeable.
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