Above and Beyond Embedded Control

Feb. 18, 2009
Patented technology driven by a proprietary algorithm is one of the reasons manufacturers might do business with a specific company. Manufacturers in semiconductor, data storage media, optical, solar cell and medical industries are typical users of temperature-control technology.

Patented technology driven by a proprietary algorithm is one of the reasons manufacturers might do business with a specific company. Manufacturers in semiconductor, data storage media, optical, solar cell and medical industries are typical users of temperature-control technology.

In our case history, Purely Performance-Driven, a deionized-water-heating-system builder, Heateflex in Arcadia, Calif., strengthened its control algorithm by switching from an embedded-board control system to PLC control. We all know machine control pros who won’t give up their embedded control because it does exactly what they want. But when does it get in over its requirements’ head?

About the Author

Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected] 

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