After Automation World columnist Jim Pinto gave his prognostications for 2012, reader Phil Christopher offered his own vision for the factory of the future. It includes a virtual grid of PLC ...
CODESYS virtual safety solution uses software verification to meet industrial safety standards without expensive certified ...
The first virtual controller from Siemens is based on the functions of an S7-1500 hardware PLC and is made available via Industrial Edge. © Siemens Siemens has ...
Three-dimensional (3D) models and, more recently, digital twins are increasingly well-established as the epicenter for optimizing product designs, allowing engineers to hammer out problems and verify ...
Machine, station, line, and system development is usually sequential: Mechanical design, electrical design, and automation are performed one after the other. If a ...
When VMware developed an efficient virtual machine (VM) for computer operating systems, it transformed IT and eventually paved the way for cloud and modern IT services. Now Siemens is paving the road ...
Agentic AI, virtual controllers, and AI-optimized industrial PCs are reshaping software-defined automation and accelerating modernization across process and discrete industriesNEW YORK, June 24, 2026 ...
Dublin, Jan. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026-2031)" has been added to ...