Selecting the controller for your production machine
It’s important to choose an efficient architecture when designing a control system for your machine, whether it is a metal former, moulder,…
Siemens S7-200 PLC is History
Simatic (Siemens Automatic) as a product line started life 65 years ago. For 29 of those years, the S7-200 has graced this earth. The S7-200, S7-300…
Siemens Servo Drives with PLe Safety Rating
Siemens have recently re-released it’s S210 servo drive range, and called it the S210 (New).
The drive features a new chip set / hardware…
Unified Comfort Panels - Next Generation Visualisation
Siemens WinCC Unified HMI system entered the market in 2020, and as the name suggests, it offers a common engineering and runtime platform from simple…
Drives on the shelf? Reform them!
Have you planned ahead and invested in spare servo or VSD drives on your shelf, to get yourself up and running ASAP in case of breakdown? If yes,…
Why Siemens PLCs are Cost Effective
Siemens has sometimes had a reputation of being a high-priced, premium option for CPUs. While we agree that it’s a premium option, we…