The global programmable logic controller (PLC) and PLC-based programmable automation controller (PAC) market declined significantly across all regions of the world in 2009, but that is expected to change over…

KeControl C3, KEBA’s newest generation of controls, which has their debut on the SPS/IPC/DRIVES fair in Nuremberg in November 2009, have been selected as a winner of the iF product…

Vancouver's Wurldtech Security Technologies has announced its 15th Achilles-certified control system, this time from Invensys Operations Management. The I/A ZCP 270 is the now the fourth control system from Invensys…

The automation systems market for discrete industries started to slow down rapidly with the economic trouble alarms that started sounding in the U.S. at the end of 2007. The manufacturing…

It's been seven years coming: Bosch Rexroth Canada has completed a comprehensive engineered hydraulic and controls solution to revamp the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway’s Welland Canal, a project…

Rockwell Automation is offering downloadable application development software free of charge to allow users to create, modify and monitor application programs for Allen-Bradley MicroLogix controllers. Designed for the Allen-Bradley MicroLogix…

While the programmable logic controller (PLC) market experienced healthy growth in 2008, it's expected to contract severely in 2009. In spite of the current gloom and doom, the market growth…

PLCopen is launching a new initiative in the motion control working group to extend the specifications to fluid power, which kicked off in Frankfurt, Germany, at the end of June.…

Fergus, Ont. - A Portuguese software company has inked a three year deal with Imperial Automation Technologies to bring its unique PLC training product to Canada.According to Bill Valedis, with…