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December 2009 |
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PLCopen Value: The Supplier’s Viewpoint
By Bill Lydon
Zuri H. Evans of Siemens works with the Drive Technologies and Motion Control group. I asked him: What value do you see for users that take advantage of Siemens products that conform to the PLCopen standards?
Coder’s Corner: The IEC 61131-3 Software Model
By Dr. Ken Ryan, Alexandria Technical College & PLCopen Board Member
The IEC 61131-3 standard has a hierarchal approach to programming structure. The software model in Figure 1 depicts the block diagram on this structure. In the first Coder’s Corner we decomposed this structure from the top down. This article will focus on the Task sub-element of the architecture.
Integrated Controls & WEB Services Standard: OPC UA Information Model for IEC 61131-3 Update
By Bill Lydon
The computer industry has been integrating WEB services into a wide range of devices to unite data from various sources to improve operations and achieve more accurate decision support. These are precisely the issues automation and control systems need to address and why the PLCopen and OPC foundation are jointly working on an open standard and specification for implementation of OPC UA within IEC 61131-3.
Mapping of the OMAC PackML State Diagram to IEC 61131-3
By PLCOpen
White paper describes how to implement the OMAC PackML state Version 3.0 as defined by www.Make2Pack.org. One way to do this is to use Sequential Function Chart, SFC. |
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| Application Stories |
Every last drop
Intech, December 2009
By Jeff Krbec
An energy recovery system in the Falkland Islands transfers exhaust gas heat from electric power generators to heat a school and hospital. The system is controlled by a Rockwell Automation PLC.
Brewing Up in Vietnam
Control Engineering Asia, November 2009
By Bob Gill
The Hue Brewery in Hue, Viet Nam, is controlled by a Siemens PCS 7 running Simatic Batch and Route Control. S7-400 Series PLCs are connected to ET 200 remote I/O stations, with engineering and operating HMI stations.
Dairy safety in control in China
Control Engineering, November 2009
By Yiuliu Liu, Control Engineering China
China’s melamine-contaminated milk scare of 2008 serves as a product safety lesson for all manufacturers. The Yili Group’s embrace of GE Fanuc control and production technology in the aftermath of the event is helping to ensure a similar scenario never again occurs.
Intelligent valve actuation at Severn Trent Water’s “beacon project”
Process and Control Today, November 2009
Rotork has supplied over 250 Profibus network-enabled IQPro intelligent electric actuators for valve control throughout the new and refurbished plant areas. The actuators are linked on fully redundant Profibus field networks to Allen Bradley PLC platforms at intelligent motor control centres (iMCCs) throughout the site.
Moving On Up
Control Engineering Asia, October 2009
By Bob Gill
Increasingly frequent breakdowns and difficulties in sourcing spare parts for its ageing control system finally made this Thai cement producer decide to migrate to Siemens and its PCS 7 Cemat process control system, PLCs, Profibus DP, and remote I/O stations.
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| Featured Training |
PAC Control Tips & Tricks
January 7, 2010 10 a.m. PST
Opto 22 webinar explains how to re-enable I/O units automatically, archiving strategies, and how to use persistent variables.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly
ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course.
PLCopen and OPC Foundation join standards
The first step for the joined working group was the mapping of the IEC 61131-3 software model to the OPC UA information model.
ABB reorganizes automation divisions
Business units in the Automation Products and Robotics divisions will be regrouped into two new divisions – Discrete Automation and Motion, and Low Voltage Products.
CoDeSys Automation Alliance up to 100 members
The CoDeSys Automation Alliance for IEC 61131-3 programming signed up its 100th member.
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| Project News |
Siemens to automate algae biofuels production
Siemens will supply a Simatic S7-300 controller and Micromaster drives to Renewed World Energies to automate its new Georgetown County, S.C., facility.
ARC Informatique software to manage ventilation at CERN accelerator
PcVue will monitor and control ventilation systems and 200 programmable controllers at CERN, the largest particle accelerator in the world.
Honeywell to supply controllers to Toyota Motor Europe
Toyota will use the HC900 hybrid controller to optimize air supply units and deliver greater energy-efficient temperature and humidity control within paint finishing spray booths.
GE Fanuc to supply PLCs to PowerSecure
PowerSecure will use GE Fanuc PLCs as part of its solution to meet utilities’ stringent requirements for the protection and control of distributed generation systems.
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PLCOpen at Motor, Drive & Automation Systems
January 28-29, 2010 Orlando, Florida
Motor, Drive & Automation Systems is an international, industry-leading conference focused on the latest economic trends and technical advancements impacting motor, drive and automation systems. PLCOpen will present a paper.
WESTEC 2010
March 23-25, 2010
WESTEC offers expert demonstrations of the latest technologies and applications by more than 450 international exhibitors. These exhibitors are ready with the advanced machine tools, cutting tools and accessories, applications, emerging technologies, and business resources that keep manufacturing on the move.
Automation Technology Egypt 2010
May 10-12, 2010 Cairo, Egypt
The conference is mainly aimed at demonstration of advanced developments in the domain of automation and information technologies in industry and new opportunities for business development.
ISA announces Automation Week show
October 4-7, 2010 Houston, TX
ISA Automation Week, a knowledge-based conference event, will deliver critical knowledge on the application of automation technologies in processing and manufacturing environments.
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