There was a time when the PLC was the only viable option for control in industrial automation applications. Today engineers have more choice in the form of industrial PCs, soft PLCs and panel PCs offering similar functionality of the PLC/HMI combination. Engineers could even build their own custom controller around a Raspberry Pi board. […]
Mitsubishi Electric has introduced C-Connector, a PLC module that delivers data from plant-wide automation system directly to a user’s SAP system in real-time. The C Connector PLC module simplifies the linking of the plant’s automation systems to higher level databases, ERP applications and MES applications like SAP. Production data can be easily monitored and recorded, […]
Total control package for automatic carton partition assembler. A leading US manufacturer of paper-processing machines has chosen a fully integrated automation and control system from Mitsubishi Electric for their Jumbo Automatic Partition Assembler. Premier Paper developed the product in response to demand for a flexible system for the production of corrugated […]
Altivar IMC Drive controller gives ATV61 and ATV71 PLC control functions Altivar IMC option card from Schneider Electric card extends the capability of Altivar 61 and Altivar 71 variable speed drives by providing them with a practical PLC capability at a low cost. The option card boosts the expansion capability of machines […]
IMO’s newest i3 addition, the i3CX Intelligent Control Station. The IMO i3 range of controllers has expanded with the introduction of the new i3CX colour touch screen controller. The i3CX offers users a 5.7” TFT colour touch screen with 65536 colours, capable of displaying photo-realistic objects and images for users that need […]