After more than a decade of articles touting the benefits of PC-based control over programmable controllers and predictions of the PLC's demise, this much is clear: both PCs and PLCs have their place ...

While robot original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) each offer their own tightly integrated controllers, recent developments now enable control by a programmable logic controller, or PLC. For ...

As part of our research for the February 2011 feature story, “Control Vendors Put More in the Box,” Automation World posed a handful of questions via e-mail to vendors of integrated logic and motion ...

Modern PLCs now have enough processing power to handle complex robot calculations that previously required separate proprietary controllers and programming ...

Lebanon, TN, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mastering the Machine Podcast, a new platform dedicated to demystifying industrial automation, today announced the official launch of its weekly show ...

Acquisition expands Sterling's automation capabilities and deepens machine controls expertise. WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 31, ...

A PLC diagnostics platform proven in Korean automotive, electronics, and battery manufacturing is now available in Europe with local deployment and support.

The NUMSafe application program for machine safety control uses the same software development tools used to commission the overall system, including CNC, PLC, drives and I/O modules. This unified ...

Machine control technologies range from 2D and 3D grade control to automation, robotic control, and augmented reality. GPS/3D control – eliminating the need for placing stringline by hand – is ...

TOP Brick Machine, a leading manufacturer based in Gongyi City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, announced on March 28, 2026, the successful development of its latest innovation--a fully automatic hydraulic ...