Common questions about the distinctions between PLCs and SCADA systems, their integration, and the differences between SCADA and Distributed Control Systems. How do programmable logic controllers ...

Michigan-based TranTek Automation designs and builds automated welding, material handling, inspection, and assembly systems. The company is known for its preconfigured robotic welding cells, as well ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Historically, motion controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and industrial personal computers (PCs), which ...

There are various approaches to developing programmable logic controller (PLC) applications using experimental techniques. Modifying existing PLC ladder logic programs is another common approach ...

For a plant-based paper shredding system to run smoothly and produce the desired tonnage, dozens of mechanisms need to be running correctly and be synchronized with one another. One misstep and the ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — In a move that could give PC-based industrial controls a shot in the arm, Siemens AG and National Instruments will integrate automation control software with test and measurement ...

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...