DCS (distributed control system) and PLC (programmable logic controller) are very common in our industry, so how much do you know about them? Up to now, there is no strict boundary between DCs and PLC. In the eyes of most people, DCS is used for large-scale control and PLC is used for small-scale control. That's not accurate. Now let's re-establish this concept. So what is the d...
With the continuous development of computer control technology, the application of programmable controller has been widely popularized and become an important part of automation technology. Programmable controllers first appeared in the United States. In 1968, General Motors (GM), an American automobile manufacturing company, put forward the requirements for developing a new controller, and p...
Siemens Reshaps Global Industrial Landscape: AI and Digital Twin Technologies Drive a New Paradigm of Industrial Revolution Against the backdrop of the accelerated restructuring of the global industrial landscape in 2025, German industrial giant Siemens is using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technology as its core to reconstruct the full chain production paradigm from discre...
The application of PLC has become mature and can adapt to various industrial control and process control. The classification of PLC is slightly different. Today, I take AB PLC as an example to classify according to the size of the system. 一、 AB PLC is mainly divided into three categories by type: Small: Micrologix controller Medium: CompactLogix controller Large: ControlLogix control...