What r/PLC is talking about this week

Currently at Disney World and came across the Star Wars Rise of the Resistance ride. It looks to me that we were seated on a AGV. I also saw a handful of other industrial automation devices. This...

Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions, but mostly for commiserating with my troubles getting a 38-year-old Omron C60K back from the dead. We'll be looking to upgrade next year, but until...

I have an upgraded bagger that's missing 2 features.. stop the machine and leave the contaminated bag and pop an error message with the bag to be cycled and inspected (3 wires out1 out4 and com...

Our team has done a small project using simple relay logic with 3 proximity sensors to automate a conveyor system at our Hot Rolling Mill site. The system is designed to shift billets onto a 90°...

Ok so, I'm new in PLC programming. Only two months into my first job of this kind... But I managed to be the only programmer at my factory so I got a lot of responsibility and today I have...

Integrator in the USA. This has probably been asked several times but there’s conflicting answers out there. Just want to see what colors everyone is using. We currently use Brown, Orange, Yellow...

Recently stumbled upon a few customer sites that have multiple Red Lion IFM-0001 frequency converter modules with PGMMOD05 display modules. They look identical to the PR Electronics 4510 display...

Which field do you think offers better long-term career opportunities: PLC/industrial automation or embedded systems engineering (STM32, C/C++)? I'm particularly interested in salary potential,...

I just got a job offer that is remote but there is some traveling involved to the multiple, varying sites. When you're not traveling, you're working remotely. What is that experience like when...