Beckhoff Automation UK will present four building automation demonstrations at Smart Buildings Show 2026, held at ExCeL London on October 14 and 15. On stand C47, the control specialist will focus on lighting control, energy monitoring, electric vehicle charging and wider building automation. The exhibits will show how these functions can be managed through a common automation platform rather than separate control systems. Beckhoff’s PC-based technology is designed to give operators greater visibility across a facility while allowing systems to be adapted for individual projects.
Four Demonstrations At ExCeL
Smart Buildings Show will provide the setting for Beckhoff to show its approach to connecting core building functions. The company’s stand will include two demonstration walls, one focused on lighting solutions and another on building automation topology. Together, they will illustrate how different functions can sit within a common automation architecture.
The remaining demonstrations will address electric vehicle charging and energy monitoring. These applications place operational data alongside controls for other building services, giving visitors a practical view of how connected systems can be managed through a single platform.
The four demonstrations reflect the range of systems that building owners and system integrators may need to consider, from individual rooms and lighting controls to wider services across a facility. Beckhoff will use the stand to show how those functions can be brought together without treating each as a standalone system.
A Common Control Platform
Beckhoff’s PC-based control technology can integrate lighting, HVAC and energy measurement within one automation platform. The approach reduces the need for separate control systems and can make it easier to collect and use data from across a building.
For operators, this model is intended to provide a clearer view of building systems and greater control over how they operate. It also allows building functions to share information, rather than limiting data to individual technologies or areas of a site.
Common architecture is particularly relevant where projects combine established building services with newer requirements such as EV charging and energy monitoring. Beckhoff’s demonstrations will show these functions alongside each other, rather than presenting them as isolated additions to a building.
Flexibility Across Building Systems
The company’s scalable platform supports a range of building automation functions and communication standards. This allows systems to be adapted to the requirements of individual projects, from room-level and lighting control through to energy monitoring and the integration of wider building services.
For system integrators, the ability to build around a common platform can simplify how control technology is specified and managed. For building owners, it can offer flexibility over the design, operation and development of their buildings as requirements change.
Karl Walker, market development manager at Beckhoff UK, explained:
“Smart buildings depend on more than simply connecting individual technologies,” explained Karl Walker, market development manager at Beckhoff UK. “The real opportunity comes from bringing building functions together so that they can share information and be managed as part of one coherent system.
Practical Building Automation
Beckhoff’s exhibit will centre on the practical relationship between control, measurement and building services. Lighting control, HVAC, energy measurement and EV charging each have different operational roles, yet the company’s platform is intended to enable them to work within the same automation environment.
The demonstration walls will give visitors a chance to examine the topology behind this approach, alongside examples of the applications it supports. This provides a useful focus for organisations considering how data and controls can be organised across a building, whether they are working on a single room, lighting installation or wider facility.
Karl Walker, market development manager at Beckhoff UK, shared:
“At Smart Buildings Show, we want to demonstrate this principle in a practical way. The four demos cover different applications, from lighting control and energy monitoring to EV charging, but they all show how an open, integrated automation platform can give building owners and system integrators greater flexibility over how they design, operate and develop their buildings.”
Meeting Visitors At Stand C47
Visitors to Smart Buildings Show can see all four demonstrations at Beckhoff’s stand C47 and speak with the company’s building automation specialists. The presentation will bring together lighting, energy monitoring, EV charging and automation topology in one location at ExCeL London.
By placing these connected functions side by side, Beckhoff will show how a single platform can support a more coordinated approach to building control. The event offers a focused opportunity to examine how integrated automation can support energy-efficient buildings while maintaining flexibility for individual project requirements.
