When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming. Their ability to accept programming in ladder ...

Project Title: Pick and Place Robotic Arm using PLC (TIA Portal V18) and Factory I/O Project Description: In this automation project, I designed and implemented a Pick and Place Robotic Arm system ...

This project simulates the management of train arrivals and departures at a metro station with four platforms. A Siemens LOGO! PLC is used as the operational technology (OT) element for controlling ...

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we explored PLC basics and voltage sag susceptibilities. In this segment, we present PLC voltage sag test results along with guidelines for making PLC systems more ...

Late summer/early fall course schedule from Omron covers basic to advanced topics. Automation vendor Omron Automation and Safety (www.Omron247.com) announces its PLC programming training course ...

Universal Robots (UR), a supplier of collaborative robots (cobots), has now integrated the Standard Robot Command Interface (SRCI) into its software. UR said it is among the first cobot vendors to ...

Optional communication interface lets users can program robots without manufacturer-specific language knowledge – safely, quickly, and efficiently. STÄUBLI TEC-SYSTEMS is launching the uniVAL pi ...