Looking at recent industrial machinery products, it’s clear that many OEMs have shifted away from the use of control systems with rack-mounted PLCs or PACs, pilot lights, gauges and push buttons, and ...

While industrial automation still represents the bulk of the market for programmable logic controllers (PLCs), some vendors are looking toward more sales in non-manufacturing arenas to help supplement ...

Festo’s Eric Rice explains two commonly used concepts “(software-defined automation” and “function integration”) in simple ...

Moving to PLC-based robotic controls brings additional advantages as well, including common programming controls, software interfaces, program backup and restore methods, and program documentation.

B ANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The University of Maine has welcomed its new B.O.T. (Build, Optimize, and Train) Loft inside its ...

Process Automation & Controls (PAC) is an established provider of electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation and automation solutions for food and beverage production operations.