Low-code and modular programming environments are transforming PLC programming, with vendors providing pre-packaged libraries and objects that eliminate traditional IEC-61131-3 style coding, allowing ...

New entrants in the programmable logic controller (PLC) and programmable automation controller (PAC) market are diversifying the landscape with platforms based on CoDeSys IEC-61131, C/C++ and Python, ...

For many years in the industrial automation sector, end-user petitions for openness and flexibility had been at odds with what suppliers were willing to offer. Especially in the case of digital ...

AI-powered smart automation has the potential to truly transform manufacturing. People with technical backgrounds are usually interested in exploring smart automation solutions. They are often ...

A case study in aerospace manufacturing provides an overview of how physics-informed digital twin systems transform robotics processes—from adaptive process planning and real-time process monitoring ...

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming language popularity here on ZDNET. Most recently, I aggregated data from nine different rankings to produce the ZDNET Index of Programming ...