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I/O Systems, I/O Modules

How to achieve cabinet-free enclosure design with a phased approach

Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Energy Efficiency

Uninterruptible power supplies reduce machine downtime

Many-core principles even extend to DIN rail-mountable machine controllers, such as this Beckhoff CX2042 Embedded PC. Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Many-core technology fills in the blanks for advanced machine control

An HMI should support application-specific customization, such as this control panel for CNC machines. Various Intel hardware and Microsoft software capabilities can be integrated. Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Scalable and modular HMI options support many industry applications

Figure 1: Ultra-compact Industrial PCs (IPCs) can serve simply as add-on gateway devices or also perform machine control in addition to edge computing requirements. Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Hardware capabilities impact edge computing success

Info Management

Keeping the ‘human’ in human-machine-interface

PLM, Control Design

PC-based controls: Expanding plant-floor architectures from the edge to IIoT

Figure 2: Some vendors suggest that PC-based multi-core controllers that also run Microsoft Windows software, such as the Beckhoff Automation CX5100 series Embedded PC (right), are easier to connect and communicate to Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

How a PC-based control system is an option for every application