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Articles & News on PLCs and PACs

Baumüller to Show How Flexible Machine Builders Can Work with PLC Platforms and Smart Drive Functions at Hannover Messe

  • March 31, 2023
  • News

“Industrial Transformation–Making the difference”–in line with the main theme of the Hannover Messe, Baumüller will demonstrate how digital marketplaces can support machine building in the future.

PLC Industrial Controller Software Quality: Your Opinion Matters

  • by Bill Lydon
  • January 26, 2023
  • News

Integrating existing metrics for code quality into software engineering workflows has benefits. Takes the survey to contribute your thoughts on the subject.

Wibu-Systems and Phoenix Contact Integrate CodeMeter into the PLCnext Ecosystem

  • December 7, 2022
  • News

PLCnext is the industrial automation ecosystem combining hardware, engineering software and a digital marketplace created by Phoenix Contact, the German automation specialists.

Legacy PLC Migration: Eliminate Obsolescence and Reduce Risk

  • by Keerthi Alva
  • November 8, 2022
  • Feature

Not everything improves with age. As programmable logic controllers age, growing obsolescence creates challenges for effective operations.

Fives Opens New Facility in Dallas, Texas

  • October 21, 2022
  • News

Fives celebrated opening its new location in Dallas, Texas, for its Fives DyAG Corp. operations, signifying the organization's continued commitment to providing its leading technical expertise, solutions and services with a customer-centric, local approach.

Distrelect Adds Industrial Shields Products to Catalog

  • October 19, 2022
  • News

Distrelec, a leading distributor of electronics, automation, measurement technology, computer components and accessories, has added Industrial Shields products to its catalog.

Condition Monitoring Using Vibration Transmitters and PLCs

  • by Eric Saller
  • July 18, 2022
  • Feature

Vibration monitoring is a good application for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) because of its analytics potential. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

PLCopen Board of Management Announces Changes

  • July 7, 2022
  • News

On June 28, PLCopen had a successful annual General Meeting in Amsterdam. Part of the meeting related to elections in the Board of Management.

Open PLCs Enhance Building Automation

  • by Frank Bicknell
  • April 28, 2022
  • Feature

To gain modern computing system advantages while maintaining traditional solutions reliability, an HVAC company uses Arduino-compatible open PLC controllers. This feature originally appeared in the April issue of InTech magazine.

Case Study: Controls Upgrade Makes the Cut

  • by Gary Lucas
  • April 20, 2022
  • Case Study

This extrusion processing company progressively consolidated multiple legacy production line automation systems into a modern PLC/HMI platform, simplifying operation and greatly reducing scrap.