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Factory of the Future: Virtual PLC Grids?
In the factory of the future, several hardware servers will make up a grid that would provide the ability to add or take away programmable logic controller (PLC) processing power simply by adding or removing a server.  If one server fails, the others pick it up instantly.  Nodes on this grid would share resources with one another, providing a large volume...
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