For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

ST. PÖLTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Never Touch a Running System" is still a central unwritten law in machine and plant engineering. Once an application operates, function and programming are ...

An HVAC company in search of modern machine-control advantages finds an Arduino-compatible open PLC controller is the solution. Like many modern-day makers and hobbyists, I have always been inspired ...

Old habits die hard. But change is inevitable. And in this case, if proponents are right, change is on the way in the form of an open PLC programming standard known as IEC 61131-3. Promulgated by the ...

The open IndraMotion MLC is Rexroth’s most advanced automation platform: It combines motion and logic control with robotics to create a control architecture which is both integrated and powerful. It ...

Recently I became interested in PLC programming. I'm not planning on working in this field on building a career, just want to play with a bit. I've some background in software development and ...