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The promise of IEC 61131-3 language portability

Aug. 4, 2025
IEC 61131-3 offers programmer portability, enabling controls engineers to adapt across vendor platforms efficiently

At the end of 2023, the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) sponsored a report from consulting firm BCG called “The US Needs More Engineers. What's the Solution?” in December 2023. It showed that the United States is facing a massive shortage of engineers.

In this episode of Control Intelligence, written by contributing editor Joey Stubbs, editor in chief Mike Bacidore discusses IEC 61131-3 language portability.

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