Automation has already brought significant improvements in speed, accuracy, scaling and reach to many sectors of the economy. Other activities – like contracting – are still only in early stages of ...

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are ruggedized microprocessor-based electronics essential to all modern automation, including: The process-heavy industries of oil and gas, nuclear, steelmaking, ...

Fuzzy logic programming extends classical logic programming by permitting truth values to range over a continuum rather than being restricted to binary outcomes. This framework integrates fuzzy set ...

In part one of this series, we looked at the PLC’s internal architecture, briefly discussed Ladder Logic programming, Human-Machine Interfaces, advantages of the PLC’s ability to react consistently ...