For many small and mid-sized factory managers, the question often arises: "Can programmable logic controllers (PLCs) actually help my facility save money, or are they just for the industry giants?" In ...

Andy Banaczyk, head of maintenance at Rock-Tenn, said they had to physically test each interlock until they located the fault. “This was a real time-waster,” according to Banaczyk. The programmable ...

For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...