When a PLC is used primarily to replace relays, timers, and counters, it's hard to beat the simplicity and usefulness of ladder diagram programming. Their ability to accept programming in ladder ...

A new family of PLC-controlled robots combines a SCARA robot with a PLC Server that allows direct programming of the robot from the Allen-Bradley family of PLCs, through a DF-1 serial connection. The ...

STÄUBLI TEC-SYSTEMS is launching the uniVAL pi software that will allow robot programming to be implemented via the PLC, using Plug & Play in Siemens TIA Portal. Thanks to this optionally available ...

If you happen to do a lot of SMD work, a pick and place machine is an incredible time saver. The problem is that most automated pick and place solutions are well outside of the “small outfit” price ...