For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

Though PLC (programmable logic controller) programming languages may not receive the attention that general computing programming languages, such as JavaScript, C#, or Python do, they remain critical ...

Martin Buchwitz is editor of SPS Magazin in Germany. SPS Magazin has concentrated on the topic of engineering of control systems for a few months now, especially on programming. The reason for us ...

This continuum of programming options offered within MachineLogic, from code-free automation for emerging automation practitioners to Python programming for automation experts, empowers all ...

Automation is now table stakes and accelerated automation with intelligence is the new mantra post-pandemic. The days of expanding beyond a few functional areas into an enterprise-wide automation ...

Despite the hype and promise of automation, the reality is sobering for many companies. Some analysts estimate that as many as half of automation programs fail completely and a vast majority stall in ...

Automation at Scale is achieved when automation, data analytics and machine learning tools are used in concert to perform a wide variety of corporate activities at a level of efficiency and ...

There is a trend in the technology industry in which software drives the configuration and operation of IT infrastructure, including networking. This means that software, instead of per-device ...