When designing a complex machine, engineers have two options. They can get all parts of the system—controller, drives, motors, I/O and human-machine interface (HMI)—from a single vendor. Or, they can pick and choose devices from mul-tiple suppliers.
PLCopen has a library of 25 single- and multiaxis function blocks.
May 1, 2013
Software is playing an increasing role in industrial automation. That’s been good in terms of boosting the functionality and flexibility of machines. But, writing code can also add cost and time to the development process.
CHARLOTTE, NC—Bosch Rexroth has introduced a software platform, called Open Core Engineering, that allows OEMs to access PLCs and motion controllers from applications based on high-level languages.