Creator 1.8: CLI, MCP Server, and Why We Stopped Relying on the Automation Interface
Publishing on 19 May 2026
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Release notes, war stories from real machines, and sharp takes on TwinCAT, CI/CD, and automation software.
A Look Behind Our New Website
12 May 20263 min read
How we built the new Zeugwerk GmbH website using Hugo, GitHub, automated build and deployment, and without tracking.
Read →Twinpack 1.4.2 Is Out
6 March 20263 min read
Twinpack 1.4.2 hardens the TwinCAT package workflow - faster catalogs, monorepos, and fixes that make library supply chains boring again.
Read →Build Performance Boost thx to TwinCAT Update
1 June 20252 min read
TwinCAT 3.1.4024.55 slashed our full Zeugwerk CI/CD pipeline by roughly half - here is what we run on every commit and which step got faster.
Read →Durst Group trusts in Zeugwerk
1 September 20241 min read
Durst Group standardizes control software across sites with Zeugwerk Framework - faster harmonization and a clearer path from prototype to series machines.
Read →Zeugwerk DevKit 1.2
1 March 20241 min read
DevKit 1.2 ships Framework 1.2, richer equipment modelling, API polish, and a straight upgrade path from the 1.0 kit.
Read →Zeugwerk Datawrangler
1 October 20231 min read
Snapshot and restore TwinCAT runtime data before updates or commissioning - IDE integration plus a CLI for scripted, repeatable handovers.
Read →Zeugwerk DevKit 1.0
1 June 20231 min read
Development Kit 1.0 - Framework 1.0, Creator CE, and a Quickstart that takes you from install to a running structured TwinCAT application.
Read →Interview: Modern Software Engineering in Automation
1 March 20231 min read
Ferchau's What's Next magazine on modern software engineering in machine building - why OOP, CI/CD, and tests are no longer optional for automation teams.
Read →Zeugwerk is Beckhoff Solution Provider
1 January 20231 min read
Certified Beckhoff Solution Provider - Industry, IoT, and adjacent stacks - with the TwinCAT depth you expect from integrators who still ship their own framework.
Read →Zeugwerk Creator Pro - Compose Equipment
1 October 20221 min read
Compose axes, actuators, and I/O in TwinCAT XAE with Creator - guided dialogs that emit framework-ready structure instead of copy-paste boilerplate.
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