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Flying Motion: XPlanar opens up new degrees of flexibility in mechanical engineering, because the system combines the individual arrangement of the tiles with the multi-dimensional positioning capability of the movers on six axes. On top of that, the contact-free process is absolutely noiseless without mechanical abrasion and without the release of particles. All surfaces are smooth, easy to clean and can be coated to meet all application-specific requirements. The number of movers and tiles is freely selectable. www.beckhoff.com/xplanar XPlanar mover: • passive component • no electronics • no mechanics • easy to clean News | Motion The planar principle: A planar mover incorporating permanent magnets levitates above planar modules that generate a magnetic field and detect the mover position. 10 Product announcement For availability status of the new products see Beckhoff website at: www.beckhoff.com