October 2025

Ladder logic may still reign supreme in the world of PLC programming, but the full story is far more dynamic. As manufacturing systems grow more complex and connected, and as the workforce evolves, many machine builders and system integrators are rethinking how they write controls code.

October 2025

Digital Edition

Maxon custom drive systems

Oct. 6, 2025

Motors

Mitsubishi Electric FR-D800 series inverters

Oct. 3, 2025

Safety Components

IDEC ez-Wheel

Oct. 2, 2025

Motors

Altivar soft starter ATS490

Oct. 1, 2025

Drives

ABB ACS380 drive

Sept. 30, 2025

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Motors

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Circuit Protection

Puls PISA-M

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Sept. 25, 2025

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State machines: an engineer's secret weapon or biggest headache?

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Motors

KEB America DL4 servo motor

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Sept. 24, 2025

Power Supplies

Beckhoff AX8820 regen module

The AX8820 regenerative energy unit from Beckhoff is designed to enable wide-ranging machines and systems to feed power back into the grid, reducing wasted electricity and boosting...

Sept. 23, 2025