PLC & industrial automation news
Our own articles on PLCs and automation, followed by what the industry is talking about today: new controllers and drives, IEC 61131-3 and IT/OT software, industrial networking and cybersecurity, robotics, and the business moves behind them.
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Our articles
- What is a PLC and how is it beneficial?
A plain-English introduction to programmable logic controllers: what a PLC is, how its scan cycle works, the languages used to program it, and why factories, water plants and buildings rely on them.
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Today's industry headlines
- Xpanner launches autonomous pile driver for solar farm contruction (opens in a new tab)
Xpanner's new X1 Piling R6 robot autonomously drives solar posts with one operator, improving placement accuracy while cutting on-site labor…
The Robot Report
- Bedrock Robotics nears $1B in total funding as demand for autonomous heavy equipment surges (opens in a new tab)
Bedrock Robotics has secured $600 million to scale autonomous heavy equipment and combat construction labor shortages…
The Robot Report - PACK EXPO: Unitech Showcases Packaging Conversion Technology, Highlights US Expansion (opens in a new tab)
The technology aims to allow manufacturers and commercial distributors of industrial stretch film to tailor materials to their exact needs…
Automation World - OMRON to acquire OnLogic to address edge AI applications (opens in a new tab)
OMRON will add industrial computing from OnLogic to its industrial automation expertise to serve data- and AI-intensive applications…
The Robot Report - Does Your Manufacturing Data Deserve Your Trust? (opens in a new tab)
Manufacturers may have more data than ever, but without trust in its accuracy and consistency, digital transformation and data-driven decision-making become far more difficult…
Automation World - Quick Take: Cheap Pilots, Pricey Production With Order AI (opens in a new tab)Automation World
- Advanced horizons in motion: cart technology, predictive analytics and smart data (opens in a new tab)
How independent cart technology is changing packaging lines…
Control Design - Quiz: The control room after midnight (opens in a new tab)
Take this interactive process control quiz to uncover your biggest plant automation fears…
Control Global - A Pack Expo exploration with Coesia's Xavier Le Gros and Miguel Tavera (opens in a new tab)
Coesia explored new automation technologies at Pack Expo 2026 in Chicago…
Control Design - The Spark Behind Ignition Development? It’s You! (opens in a new tab)
Ignition releases are proof the IA team doesn't just fake-nod and smile when you provide feedback telling us what's missing or broken — we get busy building based on community feedback…
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