Acquisition expands Sterling's automation capabilities and deepens machine controls expertise. WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 31, ...

About 10 years ago engineers were exploring the limits of uses for Linux, the open-source operating system for computing devices. I’ve followed this project from the beginning. Curt Wuollet, an ...

Old habits die hard. But change is inevitable. And in this case, if proponents are right, change is on the way in the form of an open PLC programming standard known as IEC 61131-3. Promulgated by the ...

Industrial automation projects get a lot of attention at the PLC layer. Which controller platform to use. Which programming ...

In addition, the virtualization of automation control systems is anticipated to boost the growth of the industrial automation control market. The emergence of the latest technologies such as ...

The programmable logic controller (PLC) is an important component in most modern automation and process control systems today. It's also susceptible to lightning-induced transients. To verify the ...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division UK has supported MECHATRONICS International Ltd in the development of a modular automation training platform designed to reflect the realities of modern ...

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) are industrial computers constructed and adapted for manufacturing environments. These computers are the brains of ...

Most attack scenarios against industrial installations, whether in manufacturing or in critical infrastructure, focus on compromising programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to tamper with the physical ...