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PLCopen Contemplates Coding Conventions
PLCopen formed several working groups for software development, coding conventions, documentation and other functions for IEC 61131-3 and its PLCopen extensions. -
PLCopen opens office in Korea
PLCopen and Kormocon, the Korean Motion Control Industry Organization based in Seoul, signed an agreement to open a PLCopen office in Korea. -
IEC 61131-3-based Building Automation System
By Bill Lydon, Editor The BAS system was implemented using Beckhoff’s programmable controllers and software based on IEC 61131-3 and a standard library of building automation functions including lighting control, window shade control, climate control, and energy consumption monitoring. -
Improving Cooling Water System Capacity
PCT Engineered Systems' (PCT) cooling capacity needed to be increased dramatically to meet business demands and the company was able to quickly and efficiently meet this challenge using Siemens controllers and drives. -
Measurement Technology NW obtains UL approval for PLC
LCI-90i-IS Rugged Programmable Controller (RPC) has been awarded Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification for Class I, Division 2, T5, Group A, B, C, and D locations. -
Why You Should Insist on Documented Code for Every New Process Industry Project
Add comments through the software during programming. People will be very glad that you did. -
Manufacturing technology orders down in June
June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $426.83 million, down 5.8% from May. With a year-to-date total of $2,538.55 million, 2013 is down 5.7% compared with 2012. -
Asia to Become Largest PLC Market Worldwide
ARC says Asia will become the largest PLC market from 2016 onwards. But what about Industry 4.0 and reshoring? Just wishful thinking? -
Asia-Pacific spends the most on Automation
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more capital expenditures on industrial automation products than anywhere else in the world, with 46 percent of global investments in 2012. -
Smart PROFIBUS Monitoring Leads to Fast Results
Spuntech Industries’ North Carolina plant has a Profibus network that runs seven PLCs with approximately 350 nodes. To help diagnose problems, Spuntech installed Trebing + Himstedt’s TH LINK hardware and TH SCOPE diagnostic software. -
3S-Smart Software opens CODESYS Store
On-line store provides application modules and productivity tools, including device description files, utilities, tested application libraries, additional visualization elements and tool plug-ins for CODESYS users. -
Schneider Takes Control of Possible Invensys Bidding War
A possible acquisition of Invensys Operations Management (IOM), for a proposed $5.0 billion by the French company Schneider Electric, has led to speculation of a potential bidding war for the U.K. engineering company. -
Schneider Electric buying Invensys?
By Bill Lydon, Editor There has been speculation for a long time that the Invensys automaton business would be sold. Now Schneider Electric has made a 3.3 billion pound ($5 billion) takeover proposal for Invensys. -
Honeywell System Integrator Program 'Firing on all Cylinders'
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Honeywell system integrator initiative was launched in 2009 and has quickly become a solid program to serve small to midrange customers with Honeywell’s modular systems. There are 200 system integrators in the program with 55 of them located in the United States. -
Beckhoff Automation Opens Office in Chicago Area
Beckhoff opened a regional office in Woodridge, Ill., in the Chicago suburbs. -
Mitsubishi Certifies Training Center at Bertelkamp Automation
Bertelkamp's training center provides Mitsubishi Electric university-based training for its programmable logic controls (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMI), variable frequency drives (VFD) and robots. -
Beckhoff Growth Continues with New NA Headquarters
By Bill Lydon, Editor On May 30, 2013, I attended the grand opening of Beckhoff Automation’s new $8 million North American headquarters. The facility features a training center, an ESD-protected PC repair center, and a building automation system based on Beckhoff‘s own hardware and software. -
OLDI Adds Products to Rockwell Automation ProposalWorks
Products include ControlLogix PAC Modules and Network cards for various computer buses and Rockwell Automation networks such as ControlNet. -
ABB names Ulrich Spiesshofer CEO
Spiesshofer will succeed Joe Hogan as CEO on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board. -
Manufacturing technology orders level off for April
$372.50 million in orders were down 26.6% from March and down 12.6% when compared with the total of $426.44 million reported for April 2012.