RENOWNED DOOR manufacturer Profile Developments has seen a threefold increase in its productivity, thanks to its latest collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric, headed up by Michael Cafferkey
RESEARCH BY host-based firmware security solutions specialist, Red Ballon Security has detected multiple architectural vulnerabilities in the Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 series PLC, affecting more than 120 different models, that could allow attackers to bypass all protected boot features.
Everyone wants to save energy, and harnessing data is increasingly seen as one of the most effective ways to improve efficiency. Carl Eely explores how modern PLCs have some new tricks up their sleeve to help analyse and make sense of the vast amounts of data that modern plants can generate
Delivering next-level flexibility and interconnectivity for traction power, a remote telemetry solution will help to ensure smooth operations at London Euston. David Bean reports
Vibhoosh Gupta explains what constitutes a ‘true’ industrial edge controller, and describes the key factors that users should examine when implementing such devices.
Martin Walder takes a look at how demand for increased packaging line speed and flexibility is impacting the use of use of traditional PLCs in the sector
WILLIAMS RACING has announced a new technology and innovation partnership with B&R Industrial Automation, pioneer of factory automation solutions and a unit of ABB's Robotics and Discrete Automation business.
JEREMY SHINTON looks at how the latest controllers designed to manage the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) can be used to ensure optimal data management and connectivity
A PIONEERING open software service that creates ready-made IO-Link function blocks to integrate data from any IO-Link device into a wide range of common PLC control systems has been launched by the sensor manufacturer SICK.
With the new PLCnext Control AXC F 3152 controller, Phoenix Contact now provides a high-performance Axioline controller based on the open PLCnext Technology ecosystem.
Since first finding commercial success in the early 1970s, PLCs (programmable logic controllers) have been at heart of many production lines, machine functions and processes. An industrial computer system that continuously monitors the state of input devices and makes decisions to control the state of output devices, a PLC can greatly enhance any application.
Highly modular, a PLC enables different types of input and output devices to be combined to best suit the application. It also has the ability to change and replicate a process while collecting and communicating resulting data.
