Development of the S-Max VLC and ILC 350 VLC embedded controller platforms was focused around the idea of combining the best of the PLC world with the best of the PC world.
Both provide powerful control features and easy Steeplechase VLC flow-chart programming, and both combine secure PLC control functions with PC-based performance, capacity and connectivity options to a degree previously not available, says the vendor. HMI software options for the S-Max and the industrial PCs include Citect HMI and Iconics MachineWorX. For applications requiring local I/O expansion options, the blind-node ILC 350 offers direct connection to the vendor’s modular Inline I/O system. The integrated Ethernet port supports multiple protocols such as Modbus TCP or Ethernet IP. The S-Max PLC goes a step further and combines the functions of a PLC and a color touch screen operator panel in a single unit, allowing easy programming of complex control tasks and user friendly display of color graphics and machine information.
George Reed, with the help of Factory Technologies, was looking to further automate the processes at its quarries and make Ignition an organization-wide standard.
Goodnight Midstream chose Ignition because it could fulfill several requirements: data mining and business intelligence work on the system backend; powerful Linux-based edge deployments...
In the automation world, the Purdue Model (also known as the Purdue reference model, Purdue network model, ISA 95, or the Automation Pyramid) is a well-known architectural framework...
Digital Transformation has become one of the most popular buzzwords in the automation industry, often used to describe any digital improvements to industrial technology. But what...