Looking at recent industrial machinery products, it’s clear that many OEMs have shifted away from the use of control systems with rack-mounted PLCs or PACs, pilot lights, gauges and push buttons, and ...

Discussion of controllers in the continuous process industries typically centers on distributed control systems (DCSs). However, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) play as important a role in the ...

As end-users take advantage of more capable PLCs, they must also consider security. By increasing the overall computing power of PLCs, controller vendors have made room for additional capabilities.

ABB Ltd., Beckhoff Automation, Eaton Corp., Emerson Electric Co., Ependion AB, Festo SE and Co. KG, Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., IDEC Corp., Infineon Technologies AG ...

Industrial automation projects tend to use standardized components and employ common features for good reasons, primarily to promote simplicity and re-usability. But occasionally, technology ...

In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing is undergoing a major transformation. Companies are moving away from traditional production processes toward intelligent and automated systems that enhance ...

PLCs are used to control, measure, and carry out tasks in complex manufacturing and industrial applications. They work well with other systems, including PCs, PACs (programmable automation controllers ...

An HVAC company in search of modern machine-control advantages finds an Arduino-compatible open PLC controller is the solution. Like many modern-day makers and hobbyists, I have always been inspired ...