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Product Showcase: Controllers - PLC & PAC

Find Programmable Logic Controllers(PLCs) and Programmable Automation Controllers(PACs) offered by various manufacturers for industrial factory automation, plant process control, and instrumentation applications.

		Beckhoff's Powerful, DIN rail-mountable CX1020 Embedded PC Has 1 GHz Processor for EtherCAT master with sub-millisecond I/O response times. High performance in an ultra-compact design – the CX1020 is one of the newest entries into the family of Beckhoff Embedded PCs. In addition to CPU performance that is several times more powerful than that of previous CX controller models, the CX1020 features a direct connection for EtherCAT I/O Terminals.

		National Instruments Industrial PC-Based PAC Platform National Instruments offers open PC-based hardware and software that support both NI and third-party hardware platforms. Industrial PCs offer a good platform to deploy a wide range of analog, digital, motion, vision, and reconfigurable I/O (RIO) applications.

		Siemens SIMATIC Microbox 420-T Technology controllers: A combination of PLC and motion control functionalities. Mechanical and plant engineers are increasingly challenged to offer more flexible and more productive machines despite high price pressures. To facilitate mechatronic solutions, technology functions focusing on motion control are being implemented to a great extent in automation systems, drive systems as well as in PCs.

		Siemens Integrated PLC and Motion Control with New CPUs in the SIMATIC S7-300 Programmable Controller Family As the most widely sold PLC worldwide, Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 has successful reference applications in virtually every industry. As part of Siemens constant effort to provide enhanced value to its customers, they have introduced two new CPUs to the S7-300 family addressing the increased user demand for tightly integrated PLC and motion control.

		Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 Power Controller for System Solutions in Production and Process Applications The SIMATIC® S7-400 controller provides the highest performance in the SIMATIC S7 family, offering Totally Integrated Automation® for production and process engineering. You can implement fast and complex applications using the S7-400's enhanced processing and communication capabilities. Flexible architectures can be implemented from traditional control to central coordination of distributed slave controllers in a plant-wide architecture.

		Siemens Introduces the SIMATIC S7-317 to the S7-300 Programmable Controller Family The new S7-317 CPUs supplement the high-performance range of the highly successful SIMATIC® S7-300 series programmable controllers. These new CPUs offer excellent performance for program execution and communication – and the right solution for every application.

		Siemens Achieves New UL Listing for Programmable Safety Controllers For years the cost and size of safety PLCs have been too big for the application requirements of production machinery. Siemens Energy and Automation changes all that with a Safety PLC extension to their standard controllers. This gives the user one right-sized controller that performs both safety-related and standard automation tasks.

		AutomationDirect small, easy-to-use, expandable micro brick PLC with free software. Prices start at $69. The new CLICK™ PLC offers practical features in a compact expandable design with easy-to-use FREE programming software. A powered CLICK CPU functions as a complete PLC system with eight inputs and six outputs. CPUs start at just $69. Eleven option modules allow for configurations up to 142 I/O.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC 305 Modular Programmable Logic Controller (DL305 PLC) This PLC design has been marketed by various name-brand PLC manufacturers for over 17 years. It has masqueraded as the General Electric Series One, the Texas Instruments Series 305, and the Siemens SIMATIC TI305.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC 06 Micro Programmable Logic Controller (DL06 PLC) The DirectLOGIC 06 (DL06) programmable logic controller (PLC) is our first micro PLC to combine its fixed I/O of 20 inputs and 16 outputs with four option card slots for expansion (discrete, analog, communication modules), all in the same package. With the DL06 micro PLC, you can use the same PLC panel layout for all applications from 36 to 100 I/O.

		AutomationDirect WinPLC - A Hybrid PC/ PLC Industrial Controls Solution The WinPLC is a revolutionary product that brings the best of the PC controls and the PLC world to a common platform.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC Micro Programmable Logic Controller (DL05 PLC) The DL05 and the DL06 product lines are a family of micro PLCs designed to fit more applications than any other PLC family in their class. Starting with the DL05 at 8 inputs/ 6 outputs, all the way up to the fully expanded 100 I/O DL06 PLC, these PLCs are a standard that can grow with the changing needs of your machine or process control applications.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC 105 Micro Programmable Logic Controller (DL105) The DL105 series is a fixed-I/O micro PLC with 10 inputs and eight outputs. Eight configurations are available in combinations of AC, DC, and relay I/O, as well as AC and DC power supplies.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC 405 Modular Programmable Logic Controller (DL405 PLC) This product line has the widest variety of I/O modules and configurations of all our PLCs. You can build a control system with local/distributed I/O of up to 3,500 points. Use the built-in PID instruction or specialty modules to perform cost-effective process control. Three CPUs from 6.5 K memory with 1,152 I/O to 30.8 K memory with 3,584 possible I/O, with built-in power supply are offered.

		AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC 205 Modular Programmable Logic Controller (DL205 PLC) If your application requires the flexibility of a modular control system, a DL205 PLC is the lowest cost, most versatile solution you'll find. In fact, all you need to do is pick out a CPU, plug it in the first slot of the base you choose, and then mix and match various modules into the available slots.

		PLC Control with PC Features - Combine the flexibility of a PC with the ruggedness of a PLC The IPC is a cost-effective industrial compact PC solution for real time control applications. In spite of its small size, the IPC integrates all standard PC functions, including network and fieldbus interfaces, for local and remote control applications.

		Opto 22 SNAP PAC Programmable Automation Controllers Programmable automation controllers (PACs) give you the best of both the PLC and PC worlds: PACs blend the PLC’s high performance and I/O capabilities with the flexible configuration and enterprise integration strengths of PCs.

		ProLinx Stand-Alone Gateways Offer Wireless and Multi-Port Serial and Ethernet Solutions ProSoft Technology’s ProLinx line of stand-alone protocol gateways are specially developed as inter-network communication solutions for industrial automation applications. These gateways function to bridge the gap between dissimilar protocols, controllers, and networks and are used for both Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS). With over 60 protocols, ProSoft Technology can be the ideal solution for any application looking to create a scalable, efficient network.

		Easy upgrades of Allen-Bradley PLC Systems If you have an Allen-Bradley SLC-500, PLC-5, MicroLogix, PLC-2, 1774 PLC or PLC-3 system, you can convert your existing logic and documentation to run in a SoftPLC based system, saving you untold re-engineering costs! If you are working on a system upgrade, you can most likely keep the existing I/O, communication network, and HMI/SCADA/DCS system as well!

		SEL enhances SEL-2240 Axion PLC - 03/28/12 Additions to SEL-2240 Axion PLC include low-voltage power supplies, four-slot backplanes, dual four-slot backplanes, and IEC 61850 GOOSE.

		Artila releases PAC-4070 DIN rail programmable automation controller - 03/22/12 PAC-4070 is powered by 400MHz AT91SAM9G20 ARM9 Processor with memory management unit, and equipped with 64MB SDRAM, 128MB NAND Flash, and 2MB DATAFlash.

		Optex FA Sensors releases UQ1 control unit - 03/20/12 UQ1 provides automatic communications between Optex Displacement Laser Sensors and Mitsubishi Q Series PLCs.

		Rockwell Automation introduces CompactLogix 5370 PACs - 03/15/12 5370 series of programmable automation controllers feature up to 16 axes of motion control, EtherNet/IP communications, and up to 3MB of memory.

		Yokogawa announces Vitessen CPUs for FA-M3 PLCs - 02/09/12 Vitessen CPUs for FA-M3 PLCs provide scan speeds that can execute 100,000 program steps in 1 msec.

		SoftPLC announces Allen-Bradley PLC Migration Kits - 01/30/12 With these Migration Kits, users can upgrade an Allen-Bradley PLC CPU without re-programming or re-wiring.

		Maple Systems Introduces HMC Combination HMI and PLC - 01/24/12 HMC accepts up to five plug-in I/O modules with varying configurations of digital and analog inputs and outputs.

		WAGO announces TeleControl PLC and PCs - 01/23/12 TeleControl PLC supports IEC 60870-5-101 (serial transmission), IEC 60870-5-104 (TCP/IP-based communication) and IEC 61850 (substation protection/control).

		Rockwell Automation enhances PlantPAx Process Automation System - 11/15/11 Users now can tie intelligent motor devices into PlantPAx, making an immediate and measurable impact on asset availability, operational efficiency and energy management.

		Rockwell Automation introduces ControlLogix 5570 Series PACs - 10/20/11 ControlLogix 5570 Series controllers are equipped with on-board display features that provide enhanced diagnostics and run-time information to help ease troubleshooting and increase uptime.

		ICP DAS Introduces LP-5131 Linux Programmable Controller - 10/10/11 LP-5131 is equipped with a 520 HHz PXA270 CPU and runs Linux Kernel 2.6.19.

		Secomea adds remote access to SiteManager - 09/25/11 SiteManager now allows a service engineer to connect to PLCs and automation devices at remote sites via the Internet.

		Messung Systems announces NX7 PLC - 09/25/11 NX7 PLC, a combination of PC & PLC, has user defined web pages, fast I/O update, various fieldbus options including Profibus and Modbus, and hot swappable I/O modules.

		CimQuest releases Visual Studio Libraries for Siemens PLCs - 09/21/11 Users writing automation and control applications in Visual Basic.NET or Visual Studio C# can use INGEAR NET.S7LINK software to communicate easily with Siemens controllers.

		SEL announces SEL-2240 Axion modular RTU and PLC - 08/25/11 Axion is a high-density, highly configurable modular RTU and programmable logic controller (PLC) system with EtherCAT.

		GE adds Profinet to PACSystems - 08/09/11 PACSystems with PROFINET can operate in high-noise areas and cover large distances in real time with an elegant redundancy capability to maximize uptime.

		Saelig announces MOACON programmable control system - 07/27/11 MOACON can support up to 256 ports, with 48 default digital I/O ports, 128 expandable digital input ports, and 80 expandable relay output ports. Price: from $274.00.

		Unitronics introduces Vision1210 PLC - 06/15/11 Vision1210 PLC has a built-in 12.1-in. color-touchscreen HMI, USB programming port, recipe capabilities, and Micro SD card memory storage for data logging and back up.

		Rockwell Automation releases Micro800 micro programmable controllers - 06/02/11 Micro800 micro PLCs and Connected Components Workbench software are for machine builders and end users who need a cost-effective control solution for their small applications.

		Divelbiss announces HEC-1500-E-R Harsh Environment PLC - 06/02/11 The HEC-1500-E-R PLC works in temperatures of -40° to +80°C and has a sealed, water-tight enclosure with plug connections that is submersible to three feet.

		Rexroth releases IndraLogic XLC PLCs - 05/02/11 XLC functions include editor tools, object orientation as an extension to IEC 61131-3, comprehensive function libraries as well as fast compilers for efficient generation of machine codes.

		ProSoft Technology adds meter prover to Flow Computer - 04/27/11 Enhancements in version 2.07 of the Liquid and Gas Flow Computer include a meter proving feature that sends test results directly to the control processor and SCADA control system.

		Festo Introduces CPX-CEC CoDeSys Embedded Controller - 02/21/11 Current users of IEC 61131-3 can port over their existing code, libraries, function blocks, etc., reducing programming time.

		Yokogawa Electric announces FA-M3V PLC - 02/20/11 FA-M3V programmable logic controller is suited not only for the control of conventional discrete manufacturing processes, but also batch processes.

		Unitronics releases Vision1040 PLC - 12/02/10 Vision1040 PLC comes with an integrated HMI, 20 auto-tuned PID loops, VisiLogic software, and TCP/IP Ethernet, cellular, and industrial protocols.

		AutomationDirect enhances CLICK micro brick PLCs - 11/30/10 Now available with standard CPU units, the PLCs feature eight discrete inputs and six discrete outputs, and a price of $99.

		Parker releases ACR9600 Xpress Programmable Automation Controller - 11/30/10 The Xpress PAC 9600 allows users to develop code in IEC 61131-3 programming languages.

		ICP DAS enhances WISE PAC - 11/18/10 Enhancements in version 1.1 include a Calendar Interface, CGI commands for sending data to interact with surveillance systems, and Recipe functions.

		Rockwell enhances PlantPAx Process Automation System - 11/01/10 Enhancements in Release 2.0 include features for high availability, device integration and asset management, design productivity, batch and sequencing control, and operations productivity.

		Rockwell releases three programmable automation controllers (PACs) - 10/27/10 PACs include the Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix, CompactLogix L2 and CompactLogix L4 controllers.

		Invensys Announces Foxboro PAC System - 10/20/10 Foxboro PAC System offers control and information capabilities for installations with fewer than 3,000 input/output (I/O) points.

		Phoenix Contact introduces nLC-055 Nanoline controller - 10/19/10 The nLC-055 controller can add, subtract, multiply and divide, as well as perform modulo (percentage) operations.

		Rockwell Automation releases ControlLogix L73 and L75 controllers - 08/12/10 ControlLogix L73 and L75 PACs interface seamlessly with motion drives through EtherNet/IP and SERCOS network interfaces.

		GE Intelligent Platforms announces PACSystem RX3i CPU315 - 06/30/10 RX3i CPU315 has an Intel M class 1Ghz processor and 20Mbytes of user memory, making it able to address requirements for high speed processing and large data storage.

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