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Articles & News on PLCs and PACs

Is IT/OT Convergence Becoming Misguided Thinking?

  • March 5, 2019
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The convergence of Information Technology (IT) & Operations Technology(OT) has been a growing topic of importance in manufacturing. Many times, however the focus on IT/OT convergence can be too narrow in scope to leverage the increasingly advanced technologies to achieve a manufacturing competitive advantage

ABB Robotics announces series of training courses for paint robots and OmniCore controller

  • February 28, 2019
  • News

The paint robot course will be an instructor-led, five-day seminar with practical exercises to teach participants how to program a robot safely.

Bentley Systems announces open nominations for Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards

  • February 28, 2019
  • News

The Year in Infrastructure Awards are an integral part of Bentley’s annual Year in Infrastructure Conference. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2019.

Rockwell Automation and Rovisys help Hardy Industrial Technologies upgrade distributed control syste

  • February 25, 2019
  • Case Study

Hardy wanted to abandon the dependency on just a few raw materials and instead use other nontraditional materials that were untapped in the marketplace. To do this, Hardy needed to overhaul the outdated controllers and distributed control system (DCS) that existed in the plant.

Calculating Acceleration for Linear Motion

  • February 22, 2019
  • News

By H2W Technologies Determining the right motion control solution may require some calculations to match the specifications found on a given motors data sheet.

Inside the Advantages of Sensorless Closed Loop Control

  • February 21, 2019
  • Feature

By Mark Checkley, KEB Automation While feedback devices may be the usual choice for control of motors, sensorless closed loop control can provide design engineers and machine builders with the ability to add value and a competitive advantage to their machines.

Beckhoff Automation announces Kevin Barker as President

  • February 14, 2019
  • News

As the new president, Barker will oversee all sales, engineering, marketing and administrative operations from the headquarters of Beckhoff Automation LLC in Savage, Minn. (Minneapolis area).

Inside the Top Causes of PLC Control System Failure

  • February 14, 2019
  • Feature

By James Davey, Boulting Technology Despite their resilience and rugged design, PLC-based control systems can still break down and their failure can lead to costly downtime. This article discusses the top causes of PLC control system failure.

Making the IoT Work for Test

  • February 12, 2019
  • Feature

By Mike Santori, National Instruments The IoT and IIoT are making test more complex. IoT technologies can help address automated test challenges. Engineers need to understand and focus on the use cases with the most business value.

ABB and Intel to collaborate on distribution automation systems

  • February 8, 2019
  • News

At the core of the agreement is ABB Ability smart substation control and protection for electrical systems, SSC600, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors.