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Articles & News on PLCs and PACs

DEPCOM Power Optimizes Operation of Solar Generation Assets

  • October 20, 2020
  • News

DEPCOM Power and their system integrator partner Vertech use Seeq to support data-based decision making for performance optimization across wide-ranging solar power generation assets.

PLC and PLC-based PACs Market Is Growing with the Challenges of Industrial IoT

  • October 2, 2020
  • News

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global PLC and PLC-based PAC market reveals that programmable logic controllers (PLC) and programmable automation controllers (PAC) continue to be the preferred choice among machine builders and end users.

Enhanced Integration Drives Need for Enhanced Cybersecurity

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 14, 2020
  • Feature

There is an increasing recognition that an integrated cybersecurity approach is required for an entire manufacturing and production company. Many manufacturing companies are realizing with the integration of IT, OT, automation and other functions that designating one leader responsible for all cybersecurity for the company is most effective.

Bentley Institute Press announces “Inside MicroStation CONNECT Edition” ebook

  • March 31, 2020
  • News

The three-volume set focuses on developing a strong understanding of the basics of MicroStation and follows a step-by-step approach that includes exercises and real-world examples complete with illustrations.

HANNOVER MESSE announces postponement of 2020 event

  • March 4, 2020
  • News

HANNOVER MESSE 2020 has been postponed to the week of 13 to 17 July. Deutsche Messe AG is thus responding to global developments related to the Coronavirus.
 

 

Rockwell Automation helps Pacific Coast Terminals enhance process safety and control

  • February 17, 2020
  • Case Study

PCT set out to find a solution that would remove the cab from the boom and, instead, allow operators to control and monitor the process remotely. If the company pulled it off, it would be a first for ship loading in North America.

Securing Industrial Operations in the Food and Beverage Industry

  • by Tatjana Milenovic
  • January 28, 2020
  • Feature

By Tatjana Milenovic, ABB Food & Beverage
Connected automation systems are making food and beverage manufacturing more efficient, productive and cost-effective, but this greater connectivity creates greater opportunities for agroterrorism. This article discusses the need to integrate data protection into a wider plant safety system.

A Beginner's Tutorial to Rockwell Automation's Studio 5000 Logix Designer

  • by Stephen Gates
  • January 26, 2020
  • Feature

Studio 5000 Logix Designer (formerly known as RSlogix 5000) is used to program the most powerful Allen-Bradley PLCs (technically PACs), including the ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers.

Yokogawa Electric announces strategic alliance framework with SABIC

  • December 30, 2019
  • News

Under this alliance agreement, Yokogawa will promote localization in Saudi Arabia, and its integrated control systems and safety instrumented systems will be preferentially selected for plants operated by SABIC in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.

What’s That in SCADA Claus’ Sack?

  • December 20, 2019
  • Feature

By Sean Robinson, Novotek UK and Ireland As with most manufacturers, much of the success comes from choosing the right tools for the job. So, what will be on your industrial wish list this Christmas?