Control systems are exactly what you think they are: systems designed to control something. Perhaps a better way to put it is systems design control the behavior of something. The term “control ...

Basic process control systems—also known as Level 2 in the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA)—has formed the basis for successful process manufacturing for decades. During that time, ...

Using pulse outputs from a PLC is a cost-effective way to get simple motion. Most, if not all, PLC manufacturers provide a way to control servos and steppers using a pulse train signal. So when a ...

You've heard it before: "I'm not trying to sell you anything," but then you find out they are. "I'm not trying to change your way of doing things," but then it sure sounds like they're knocking ...

Over the past decade, power plant control systems have evolved from DCS-centered platforms with proprietary software, to open systems using industry standard hardware and software, and then to totally ...