Beckhoff welcomes new automotive industry manager

Beckhoff Automation announced Philip Ehlers has joined the company as its automotive industry manager in the U.S. Ehlers brings nearly two decades of automotive industry experience to his new role. 

Originally from South Africa, Ehlers has held a range of application engineering, sales and leadership positions at high-tech companies, most recently serving as strategic sales executive at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. He will be based in Detroit and report to David Emory, the director of strategic sales. 

“Philip has spent years working closely with automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to find more innovative ways to design, develop and test components, and he is already making a measurable difference,” Emory said. “His experience with machine control, vision, advanced motion, high-end measurement solutions and simulation software made him an excellent fit at Beckhoff.” 

Based in Savage, Minn., Beckhoff Automation provides automation solutions and industrial control products.