Adaptive, real-time control in a high-mix, temperature-sensitive environment - this was the challenge faced by Rutland Plastics in automating the insertion of M8 brass inserts into plastic assemblies ...

And, the ability to monitor PLC logic in ladder diagram format also made troubleshooting easier for those already familiar with relay-based control systems. Although there are many higher-level ...

For PLC programming, U.S control engineers and technicians turn typically to ladder logic, a programming technique that’s been around since the birth of programmable logic controllers ...