Tag Archives: PLC
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
Let’s Talk Security
I have relatives, friends, and some RTA team members who’ve had their identities stolen. It’s [...]
Mar
The Common Industrial Protocol Top Ten
Everyone loves top ten lists. When I was growing up there was a guy by [...]
Feb
Introducing the ScanDr.
It’s 2019, why can’t I plug a barcode scanner into my PLC’s serial port? Barcodes [...]
Feb
