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Hilscher announces support for PROFINET @ TSN technology

  • December 20, 2018
  • News

The support for PROFINET @ TSN technology will be on its portfolio of netX multiprotocol network controllers. netX is a single-chip ASIC that provides a master and/or slave communication connection to all Industrial Ethernet systems, fieldbuses and Industry 4.0 protocols.

A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 4 of 4: PLC Ladder Logic

  • by By Stephen Gates, P.E., MyPLCtraining.com (Republished, with permission, from myplctraining.com)
  • December 20, 2018
  • Feature

 You may become nerdy programming PLCs, but once you get into it, you won't care. This post is about programming PLCs. Specifically programming PLCs with Ladder Logic. This is what I've done almost daily for my job for the past several years.

Automation Fair 2018 - Rockwell Automation & PTC Partner for Industrial Digitization Journey

  • December 18, 2018
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Based on discussions at the Rockwell Automation Fair, this article explores Rockwell Automation and PTC's committment to building out software into an integrated Industrial Digitization solution, in order to fully achieve the goals of Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.

Six 2019 Predictions for Industrial Security Professionals

  • December 13, 2018
  • Feature

By Mille Gandelsman, Indegy Looking at 2019 and beyond, ICS threats will continue to escalate and evolve, but we predict the solutions to combat these threats will effectively address whatever emerges.

A Beginner's PLC Overview, Part 3 of 4: PLC Inputs and Outputs (I/O)

  • by By Stephen Gates, P.E.
  • December 12, 2018
  • Feature

It's time to get a little more specific with what the PLC CPU controls: PLC I/O! This article will discuss discrete I/O, analog I/O and briefly introduce industrial communications protocols.

Siemens helps Chinese chrome alloy manufacturer employ new production management system

  • December 7, 2018
  • News

Siemens will design, engineer and commission a new production management system (PMS), based on the Siemens Minerals Operation Management Solution.

Indiana University hosts Big Data and Extreme-Scale Computing workshop

  • December 4, 2018
  • News

Attendees from around the world -- including national and university labs and supercomputing centers in Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United States -- brainstormed strategies to converge Big Data and the high-performance computing tools necessary to make sense of massive data sets.

HMS Industrial Networks announces HMS Solution Partner Program

  • November 29, 2018
  • News

By integrating their IoT software to HMS hardware, HMS’ Solution Partners help customers acquire, monitor, process and analyze data from industrial devices, machines and systems. Partners who join the program work with products from HMS’ brands Anybus, IXXAT and eWON.

EU Automation releases '4.0 Sight – Digital industry around the world' book

  • November 28, 2018
  • News

The book features interviews with industry experts from around the globe who give insight in to the future of manufacturing. The book is available to order in print.

PLCopen releases version 2.0 of Safety Specification Part 1

  • November 28, 2018
  • News

The original document describes the functionalities as well as extensive state diagrams which add to the understanding, references to the applicable standards, description of error behavior, functional checks, and error codes, and identifies different programming levels.