A programmable logic controller or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines,
PLCs for a monitoring system in the pharmaceutical industry
Compact PLC with 8 inputs and 4 outputs
Modular PLC with EtherNet/IP module, discrete and analog I/O, with some slots being empty
PLC system in a rack, left-to-right: power supply (PS), CPU, interface module (IM) and communication processor (CP)
Allen-Bradley
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Allen-Bradley is the brand-name of a line of factory automation equipment owned by Rockwell Automation. The company, with revenues of approximately US $6.4 billion in 2013, manufactures programmable l
Programmable logic controller
…development, Odo Josef Struger is sometimes known as the "father of the programmable logic controller" as well. He was involved in the invention of the Allen-Bradley programmable logic controller. Prior to the release of the IBM "Personal Computer" in 1981, these devices were commonly known simply as "Programmable…
Allen Bradley Programmable Controller with programmer
Allen-Bradley PLC installed in a control panel