David Greenfield: Welcome to the Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered podcast, where we connect with industry experts to get the answers you need about industrial automation technologies. And ...

In part one of this series, we looked at the PLC’s internal architecture, briefly discussed Ladder Logic programming, Human-Machine Interfaces, advantages of the PLC’s ability to react consistently ...

There are misconceptions about what SoftPLCs can and can’t do. A SoftPLC is a software-based version of a programmable logic controller (PLC). The term SoftPLC has been used for many years, and like ...

How to train young engineers in industrial automation is a thorny issue. Most factories have big things that can do a lot of damage and cost tons of money if the newbie causes a crash. Solution: ...

Vision technologies have long been of great interest to manufacturers for use in everything from assembly to sorting and packaging to quality. Historically, the biggest drawback to vision systems were ...