There are many vendors and sources of PLCs: Automation Direct, FactoryMation, B&B Electronics, and yes, even eBay, among others. I will use the Click PLC available from Automation Direct as an example ...

Acromag has introduced the XMC‑FZU7EV module, an embedded computing solution built around the AMD (Xilinx) Zynq UltraScale+ ...

Rockwell Automation announces the new Allen-Bradley Micro820 programmable logic controller (PLC), a new addition to the Allen-Bradley Micro800 PLC family. The 20-point Micro820 controller features ...

For most processes in the automation industry, a failure to function can cause inconvenience, loss of production and monetary loss. But more severe failure poses a safety hazard to personnel. When ...

It should be no surprise to many that one can use a Raspbery Pi SBC as an industrial controller, but is it any good at that? That was the question which [Dough Reneker] and [William Shaffer] built a ...

Tapeswitch Corporation launched The New PCU Programmable Safety Controller, which will further expand its area guarding safety mat control systems with programmable logic control functions and ...

When learning ladder logic, I was told that some new PLC systems were moving to scripted programming languages. My instructor assured us that we would not need to know anything other than ladder logic ...

Advance your automation skills to maintain and monitor existing robots, help develop future technologies, and educate users on implementation and applications. Analyze electrical control circuits; ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More AMD introduced its Spartan UltraScale+ programmable logic chips for edge ...

Semiconductor company Xilinx is taking the wraps off of its software programmable chip design that it claims is part of an entirely new computing category. It's called the Adaptive Compute ...