Control Engineering

latest from Control Engineering

Do you know what PLC programming language to use?

System Integrators

Your questions answered: Do you need SCADA upgrades or replacements?

Figure 2: This classic image shows a flow controller with a bad control valve. The PV draws a square wave and the OP draws a peaked wave. This is typical for a valve without a positioner. Positioners tremendously reduce the number of problem valves, but when they go bad, they create their own kind of fun. If you do not install positioners on many or most control valves, you may see a lot of this. Learn more in the webcast, “How to automate: The mechanics of loop tuning.” https://www.controleng.com/webcasts/how-to-automate-the-mechanics-of-loop-tuning Courtesy: Control Engineering webcasts, Ed Bullerdiek, a retired process control engineer

More answers on how to automate: The mechanics of loop tuning

DCS, SCADA, Controllers

SCADA webcast preview: Should you upgrade now or later?

John Kan, connectivity products manager, Motion Ai.

DCS, SCADA, Controllers

SCADA systems becoming smarter, more interconnected

Motion Control — Servo Drives: The Kinetix 5500 drive controls servo and induction motors using EtherNet/IP to send safety, control, and motion signals over a single wire—eliminating needs for hardwired safety systems and vastly reducing development time.

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5500 servo drive with integrated safety

Network Integration — Ethernet Hardware: The eWON Flexy Modular industrial M2M router that allows to access, collect, and monitor remote data. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist. Courtesy: eWON

EC: eWON Flexy M2M router

Network Integration — Ethernet Hardware: The Gecko 4TX is an industrial Ethernet switch that combines the advantages of fully-managed switches with the benefits of fast, simple deployment—making it convenient to configure and monitor without needing speci

EC: Gecko 4TX Industrial Ethernet Switch

EC: SICOM3028GPT Ethernet switch

EC: DIN rail mounted EDat module

EC: Field Plug Pro

EC: AC7195 Ethernet slip ring

EC: Ethernet-to-Belden 9463 Blue Hose Industrial Media Converter

EC: ADAM-6200 series Ethernet modules

I/O Systems, I/O Modules

EC: EQ series EtherCAT box I/O

I/O Systems, I/O Modules

EC: LioN-R PROFIBUS I/O modules

I/O Systems, I/O Modules

EC: Foxboro Evo Compact 200 series I/O