SOFTING INDUSTRIAL Automation has acquired 100% of the shares in Delta Logic Automatisierungstechnik, strengthening its position as a leading provider of communication solutions for industrial automation and expanding its portfolio with powerful products for PC-to-PLC communication.
Despite their resilience and rugged design, PLC-based control systems can still experience breakdowns. Tom Cash explains how engineers can ensure they last for their expected duration
A MAJOR contract for the refurbishment of traction power systems on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been won by Sella Controls utilising Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems hardware.
WEG HAS announced the launch of its latest innovation in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) – the PLC500 series. Designed to meet the growing demands of Industry 4.0, the PLC500 offers superior performance, flexible programming and advanced connectivity, making it a vital tool for modern industrial automation, says the company.
THE HORNER Automation Group has announced the release of Cscape 10 software – a major new release of the company's FREE Windows-based Application Development software for its line of OCS All-in-one Controllers and PLCs.
THE NEW AXC F XT SPLC 3000 safety controller from Phoenix Contact can be operated as a left-side extension module on the PLCnext Control AXC F 2152 and AXC F3152 devices. It extends the PLCnext portfolio with a powerful safety PLC for Profisafe devices in Profinet networks.
Charlotte Stonestreet sits down with Lee Turner, vice president of product and supplier management at Farnell to discuss trends and challenges in the world of industrial automation and control
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC has updated its FX5-ENET Ethernet unit to offer advanced Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities within machines using MELSEC iQ-F series PLCs.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC'S new MELSEC FX5S PLC is designed to support businesses on their digital transformation journey, offering a cost-effective, easy-to-use control solution.
IN RESPONSE to the escalating challenges posed by increasing energy costs and ambitious net-zero targets, Farnell has announced the expansion of its offering of energy-efficient products.
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.
