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Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Application Stories
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Water Flows in Iraq
By Danetta Bramhall, Prosoft
The largest water treatment facility in Southern Iraq, the Nasiriyah Plant supplies 10,000 cubic meters per hour of fresh drinking water to approximately three million Iraqis. The plant is controlled by Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLCs with ProSoft software. Click here to read full article...
The largest water treatment facility in Southern Iraq, the Nasiriyah Plant supplies 10,000 cubic meters per hour of fresh drinking water to approximately three million Iraqis. The plant is controlled by Allen-Bradley and Modicon PLCs with ProSoft software. Click here to read full article...
IEC 61131-3 Functions and Function Blocks: What is the difference?
Automation.com, June 2009
By Dr. Ken Ryan, Alexandria Technical College Engineers that understand the power of both function blocks and functions has a great advantage when programming applications. This article describes these programming features of the IEC 61131-3 language standard and provides clear guidelines for the selection and use of each. Click here to read full article...
By Dr. Ken Ryan, Alexandria Technical College Engineers that understand the power of both function blocks and functions has a great advantage when programming applications. This article describes these programming features of the IEC 61131-3 language standard and provides clear guidelines for the selection and use of each. Click here to read full article...