The BX Controller from Beckhoff Automation is an IP20-rated mid-range controller that allows users to program with one open software package, choose from more than 100 different I/O signals and stock one type of I/O for all of their various machine types.
Features include: standard fieldbus port for Profibus, DeviceNet, Ethernet TCP/IP and CAN open; standard RS232/RS485 port; and built-in SSB bus for peer-to-peer and HMI communications.
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...