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What are Machine Controllers? Technical Summary for Motion Engineers

October 6, 2011 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

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In the most general sense, a controller receives some type of input and produces outputs for some device, most commonly an electric motor. More specifically, machine control, unlike a more specific type of controller such as a motion controller, refers to the control of an entire stand-alone machine such as a CNC machine, packaging machine, […]

Filed Under: Controls, FAQs + basics, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: machine controller, pac

Vishay Precision launches new Weighing Systems with EtherNet/IP Protocol

December 23, 2010 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (www.vishaypg.com) has announced that its VPG Process Weighing division has upgraded the fieldbus protocols of BLH-Nobel Weighing Systems G4 family of multi-channel weight or force indicators to include the EtherNet/IP open communications protocol. This allows the instruments to communicate with other kinds of industrial control systems and their components like I/O […]

Filed Under: Controls, Networking + IoT, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: pac

New SNAP PAC Redundancy Option Kit to build redundant PAC systems from Opto 22

April 15, 2010 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

Opto 22 (www.opto22.com) unveiled the new SNAP PAC Redundancy Option Kit (“SNAP-PAC-ROK”) utilized to design Ethernet-based redundant control systems with maximum distributed intelligence and reliability that can immediately recover from failure. Using Opto 22’s award-winning SNAP PAC System(tm) family, SNAP Ethernet I/O, and the latest PAC Project Professional 9.0 software suite, with the SNAP PAC […]

Filed Under: Controls, Networking + IoT, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: opto 22, pac, snap pac, snap-pac-rok

The new PACwiz series with IEC 61131-3 syntaxes full compatibility from ADLINK

March 3, 2010 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ADLINK Technology, Inc. (www.adlinktech.com) unveiled its first programmable automation controller (“PAC”) solutions, using the IEC 61131-3 programming standard, for automation applications — the PACwiz series. It provides a platform offering the convenience and performance of PAC development to automation application developers, with IEC 61131-3 syntaxes full compatibility, including five programmable logic controller (“PLC”) programming language […]

Filed Under: Controls, PLCs + PACs Tagged With: pac, pacwiz

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