Qualcomm has taken the next step on its foray into the industrial edge and IoT markets with the unveiling of a new processor.

For decades, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the go-to solution for safety systems across refineries, chemical plants and power facilities. Reliable, flexible and widely understood, ...

This tutorial offers an in-depth introduction into programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The article starts with an overview of the history and the role PLCs in factory automation. The basic ...

Key takeaways Treat your plant systems as one stack: sensors/PLCs at the edge, SCADA for supervision, MES for execution, ERP ...

Famous futurist and 2005 ISA Rimbach Lecturer, Jeff Harrow, contributes to the discussion of the future of process automation and how today s PLCs will eventually feel like the TTL logic chips of ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent advisory concerning the exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) within the Water and ...

Researchers have devised a new malware attack against industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that takes advantage of architectural shortcomings in microprocessors and bypasses current ...

There are many vendors and sources of PLCs: Automation Direct, FactoryMation, B&B Electronics, and yes, even eBay, among others. I will use the Click PLC available from Automation Direct as an example ...