industrialcontrols

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Software workstations replace PLCs in automation ‘breakthrough’

8 May 2024

At the Automate 2024 show in the US, Siemens has unveiled a “breakthrough” software-based workstation technology that is designed to replace traditional hardware PLCs,… Read More

INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS

Modules combine control and switching functions

2 May 2024

At the 2024 Hannover Messe show, Phoenix Contact unveiled a modular device that combines the roles of controller and a switching device. The PLC… Read More

Generative AI

Generative AI is now an industrial tool that generates PLC code

25 April 2024

The first generative AI product dedicated to industrial engineering has started to roll out into practical applications. Pilot trials of Siemens’ Industrial Copilot for… Read More