Controllers Add Features to Simplify System Configuration
November 2, 2011 by Totally Integrated Automation Admin+
Filed under Articles, Controllers, I/O
As machine level communications become increasingly important in industrial facilities, design flexibility and enhanced functionality become essential. Siemens Industry, Inc. continues to advance with this in mind, simplifying automation system configuration by adding Shared Device, Intelligent Device (I-Device) and Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) Profinet functionality to its SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 controllers. The enhancements deliver leaner and more versatile topology architectures... Read More
Case Study: Circuit Board Maker Upgrades Five Machine Controls Over a Holiday Weekend
March 2, 2011 by Totally Integrated Automation Admin+
Filed under Controllers, Featured, Software
Gorilla Circuits outgrows 13-year-old “black box” controllers, installs state-of-the-art controllers that it can support in-house. Integrator re-writes software vs. translating code line by line. As Gorilla Circuits Inc. built its printed circuit board fabrication business over the past four decades, it acquired production equipment from a number of suppliers. When control systems purchased in 1998 started to suffer from reliability and lack of support, the company decided... Read More