As ATRO Product Manager at Beckhoff, Dr Guido Beckmann is responsible for the integration of the modular ATRO industrial robot system into the Beckhoff control architecture. He joined the EtherCAT Technology Marketing department in 2006 and is responsible for the evaluation of system architectures with a focus on industrial communication. He heads the Technical Committee of the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG), where he is responsible for the international promotion, maintenance and further development of EtherCAT technology.