The PLCopen Motion Control Specification harmonizes the access of motion-control functionality across platforms, explains Eelco van der Wal, managing director of PLCopen (www.plcopen.org), Zaltbommel, ...

The ABCs of PID control. Considerations for interfacing elements in the electrical circuit to accomplish those parts of the PID function for position control. Firmware code implementation.

Read part 1 of this series on construction and operating principles here. Having understood the construction and basic operating principle of BLDC motor in the first part of this article, it becomes ...

Modern master control rooms, like the one shown here in Turner Broadcasting’s new HD facility in Atlanta, have different paradigms of monitoring and control. Over time, master control has changed, but ...

ISA-95, also known as ANSI/ISA-95 or IEC 62264, is an international set of standards aimed at integrating logistics systems with manufacturing control systems. It organizes technology and business ...