Limitations and data requirements surrounding programmable logic controllers are leading companies to ask whether PLCs are the best options for their designs.

An Automation World LinkedIn group member seeks advice on how best to convert his packaging machine designs for PLC control and avoid technology supplier pressure to buy all system components from one ...

A safety PLC can add great benefits to the automation project, but it also can add scan time that may affect the response time of the safety system. It is important to understand this and to select ...

Machine learning and analytics to build advanced predictive models Consider this situation: a PLC must pass data upstream to a corporate network for advanced processing.

Machine designers can use a new micro programmable logic controller (PLC) to help optimize the control architecture in large standalone machines or systems. The new Allen-Bradley Micro870 PLC can ...