XTS EcoLine: How Beckhoff Achieved 70μm Repeatability at Nearly Half the Cost

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Nov. 6, 2025

Jeff Johnson, mechatronics product manager at Beckhoff Automation, explains the company's new EcoLine motor modules — why they're less expensive than standard XTS motor modules and how they can be mixed and matched with XTS and NCT motor modules.

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CHAPTERS

0:07 — what factors led to EcoLine's development

2:10 — the key cost factor differences between EcoLine and XTS

2:59 — mix and matching of components

3:39 — most suitable applications for EcoLine

4:28 — how to decide between EcoLine and XTS

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