Emerson has completed the purchase of Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. The addition of Intelligent Platforms programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson to expand its capabilities in machine control and discrete applications and will provide its customers broader control and management of their operations.
RS Components has introduced two programmable logic controller (PLC) starter packs from industrial automation specialist Allen-Bradley, part of the Rockwell Automation group.
PLCs with in-built functional safety and fail-safe condition monitoring are the unsung heroes of many renewable installations, offering off-the-shelf availability, high reliability, fast processing speeds and proven safety functions
Mitsubishi Electric has released its smallest and most powerful compact PLC to date, the FX5UC series Premium Micro PLC. Its diminutive size is set to help machine builders and manufacturers pack ever more functionality into a smaller space - while also providing the web access and network connectivity demanded by the latest Smart Factory applications
To improve overall functional safety of various applications to global safety standards and reduce manual inspection and maintenance, ABB has launched what is reported to be the world’s first safety PLC with integrated condition monitoring.
RS Components has introduced the first programmable logic controller (PLC) to be based upon Phoenix Contact’s PLCnext Technology open control platform.
New from Unitronics, the UniStream 5" All-in-One, compact PLC and HMI with built-in I/Os offers a solution for OEMs and systems integrators needing space-saving controllers that deliver the functionality to control complex machines, while creating a competitive advantage via a colour-touch HMI panel.
The new Micro PLC VIPA Control from Yaskawa combines high performance, high channel density in a compact, modern design. With a width of less than 72mm, the Micro is up to 50% smaller than typical micro controllers.
MicroTek Processes, a manufacturer of specialist UV treatment systems has upgraded its PLC requirements from the Unitronics Vision 570 model to the touch screen V1040 PLC+HMI unit, supplied and supported by Alldrives & Controls. The upgrade has been applied to all the closed vessel UV systems the company manufactures and gives a consistent product offering and a universal PLC platform.
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.
