While PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are an industry norm, demands for data, memory, and processing power are intensifying. Soon enough, the PLCs may no longer be the go-to industrial computer.

Programmable logic controllers (PLC) save time, money, and energy in process control systems. They simplify systems. A brief history of manufacturing processes sets the stage for how to use modern ICs ...

TRi PLC has announced the release of its new AI-powered chatbot that has been engineered to provide customers with rapid, ...

How PLCs enable automated systems to be altered via software rather than hardware changes. Why PACs are often used when integrating capabilities such as safety, motion, distributed I/O, and network ...

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 ...

The new Controller-E from ifm efector, Exton, Pa. The new Controller-E from ifm efector, Exton, Pa. (www.ifmefector.com), is a high-speed AS-I master and PLC integrated into a compact housing. It ...

The E-1048-700 solid-state remote power controller debuts as the market's first such controller to protect programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from overloads and shorts while amplifying PLC output ...

The WinCon-8000 controller provides the best of the PC and PLC worlds, says its vendor. The WinCon-8000 uses a PLC platform with an Intel Strong ARM CPU running the Windows CE .Net 4.1 operating ...

A PLC or programmable logic controller is a type of computer often employed to monitor and control industrial manufacturing operations. The device, which you may see referred to as a programmable ...