Tag Archives: PLC
It Works Until It Doesn’t: The Deceptive Success of Using a PLC as a Data Server
He wanted data. He got a production problem. Users often like to use their PLC [...]
Apr
The Risks of Using Your PLC as a RESTful Device (and When to Use a Gateway Instead)
A programmable controller is a very sophisticated and flexible device. It is very good at [...]
Mar
10 Reasons Why Connecting a Database Directly to Your PLC Is a Terrible Idea
Direct connections between PLCs and databases are a fundamentally flawed architecture for production environments. They [...]
Feb
PLCs v PACs v IPCs
In the world of industrial automation, the terms PLC, PAC and IPC get thrown around [...]
Aug
Industrial and Building Automation: Making This Marriage Work
I have a love/hate relationship with my technology. On one hand, I love that my [...]
Aug
Why Active Directory is Important to a Control Engineer
As a control engineer, you have enough technology to learn and maintain, and it’s not [...]
Aug
EtherNet/IP Communications vs. Allen-Bradley PLC Communications
It’s no wonder that many control engineers confuse Allen-Bradley PLC Communications with EtherNet/IP communications. AB [...]
Jul
The Manufacturing Data Prison
I don’t know how you personally spend your days, but If you spent them traveling [...]
Jan
Siemens S7 Controllers
Sometimes being too successful can lead to real problems. I’m thinking about the problems that [...]
Dec
Connecting Rockwell and Siemens Automation Systems – Part 1
There are really no two bigger names in industrial automation than Siemens and Rockwell. Both [...]
Sep
