While PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are an industry norm, demands for data, memory, and processing power are intensifying. Soon enough, the PLCs may no longer be the go-to industrial computer.

In 2009, the computer worm Stuxnet crippled hundreds of centrifuges inside Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment plant by targeting the software running on the facility’s industrial computers, known as ...

A PLC or programmable logic controller is a type of computer often employed to monitor and control industrial manufacturing operations. The device, which you may see referred to as a programmable ...

GERMANTOWN, Wis. — Perform local control and monitoring of applications wirelessly with WAGO’s new industrial-grade PFC200 controller with integrated cellular modem. This all-in-one PLC controller and ...

To optimize networking capabilities while trimming the budget, the 750-871 Ethernet TCP/IP two-port, programmable Fieldbus controller integrates Ethernet switches into a PLC, enabling PLC control of ...

CimQuest INGEAR , a publisher of runtime-free software development solutions for industrial applications, has introduced a new version of its NET.LOGIX software. All versions of the company’s ...

The question of when it’s most appropriate to use an RTU or a PLC has not faded with the continued rise of the PLC and the PAC (programmable automation controller). In fact, a member of the Automation ...