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Another Opinion on Relays vs. microPLCs

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Submitted by joe feeley on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 23:06.

Jeremy Pollard sent this along in response to the June RealAnswers question from the reader who uses a micro-PLC for his company's metal-cutting machines.

"My initial reaction wouldn't be printed. But how's this. Wake up and innovate! I don't mean to single you out as there are a ton of machine OEMs who continue to do the same thing...

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From 'Machine Builder Forum: Heard On Discrete'

Customizable vs Off-the-Shelf

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Submitted by dhebert on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 13:10.

Your customers want you to use off-the-shelf products so that they have a part number from a major supplier for future repair and replacement needs. But you want to use customizable programmable controllers because of their flexibility.

But what if you could get a vendor to make a custom controller for you with a minimal up-front fee? That would satisfy your customer demands without breaking the bank.  read more »

From 'Machine Builder Forum: Heard On Discrete'

COM Express Ticket to Higher Performance

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Submitted by dhebert on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 17:49.

The natural progression of controllers and computers is one of ever shrinking size, increased performance, and lower costs. For embedded machine control applications, this progression is perhaps best expressed by the computer-on-module (COM) trend, and more specifically by the COM Express specification.  read more »

From 'Machine Builder Forum: Heard On Discrete'