Machine designers can use a new micro programmable logic controller (PLC) to help optimize the control architecture in large standalone machines or systems. The new Allen-Bradley Micro870 PLC can ...

Making disposable products can be particularly demanding. Manufacturers of baby diapers, tissues, and other singleuse consumer goods frequently switch production lines from one product to another. And ...

A human machine interface (HMI) connected to a separate programmable logic controller (PLC) is the standard system for machine automation. However, combining PLC processing and HMI monitoring and ...

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 ...

Milwaukee, Wis.-based Air Logic Power Systems (ALPS) is a leading manufacturer of systems for non-destructive leak testing of containers and packages. The company currently supplies testing equipment ...