Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are a staple of control automation. Sometime in the 60s or 70s, they replaced a box full of relays to implement the kind of “if-this-then-that” logic that ...

thereby enabling each process automation system to be "fit for purpose" to meet specific objectives. The standard will not define a system architecture, but it will use examples to illustrate how the ...

However, cost and equipment availability are common lab automation roadblocks for academic researchers. 4 To overcome these barriers, scientists need to tailor their automation approach to their ...

This course provides a theoretical understanding of the design of plastics processing equipment and automation. Each system will be ... user interface with programmable logic controller (PLC), optical ...

With EC4P, Audi is delivering smart manufacturing by bringing software-defined factory automation to the shop ... "The use of virtual programmable logic controllers in the body shop is an ...