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Tag: platforms

PLCs, Vendors and Manufacturers

Unitronics

Frank Jun 11, 2017 Tagged with HMI, platforms, PLCs, Ryan McCarthy, U90 Ladder, UniLogic, Unitronics, VisiLogic

Today’s post, as promised last week, is written by Ryan McCarthy, a reader of this blog. …

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PLCs, Software & Programming, The Book

Request for PLC Information and Samples

Frank Mar 27, 2016 Tagged with Advanced PLC Programming, Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, Books, General Electric, Idec, ladder logic, Mitsubishi, Modicon, Omron, Panasonic, platforms, PLCs, programming, Schneider, Siemens, Toshiba

I mentioned last week that I am working on what I believe is the first truly …

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Vendors and Manufacturers

Automation Direct Field Trip!

Frank May 26, 2014 Tagged with Automation Direct, Do-More, Host Engineering, Koyo, platforms

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Automation Direct near Atlanta. I was hosted by …

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Controllers, Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Panasonic PLCs

Frank May 14, 2014 Tagged with Panasonic, platforms, PLCs

Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Tony, whose Factory Software Blog is an …

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Controllers, Vendors and Manufacturers

PLC Manufacturer Rankings

Frank Oct 6, 2013 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Koyo, Mitsubishi, Modicon, Omron, platforms, PLCs, Siemens, vendors

After spending the last couple of weeks teaching PLC programming, I decided to do a little …

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Vendors and Manufacturers

Vendor and Platform Choices

Frank Apr 21, 2011 Tagged with platforms, vendors

In my previous life as a consultant I was able to experience a wide variety of …

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Controllers, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Which Platform Should I Use?

Frank Jan 31, 2011 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, controllers, Koyo, Mitsubishi, Omron, platforms, PLCs, Siemens, vendors

When I worked for automation distributors I was required to promote and recommend only the products …

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