Thank you very much for the great interest in our webinars. We have noticed that there seems to have been some confusion among participants from time to time. We would like to point out once again that the webinars are not pre-produced permanent offers, but take place live. Therefore, please… Read More
The PLCnext Technology C++ Toolchain and the Visual Studio Tools for PLCnext Technology C# programming get merged into the PLCnext Technology Toolchain. One installer for the full potential of PLCnext high-level language programming support. For now it’s just the installer, but future updates will bring much more. Take a look into our Beginners Guide if you… Read More
Automation promises to radically transform the landscape in which industrial processes are performed. Businesses are constantly searching for ways to achieve a competitive advantage, and the use of automation technologies has been widely adopted across many market sectors. Automated processes can be found in a diverse range of workplaces. A… Read More
“The Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction,” or thus says Wikipedia. The question is simple—how… Read More
Programmable logic controllers are one of the wizards behind the curtain of industrial automation. Until recently, these digital mainstays were almost exclusively in the domain of people working directly in the service and manufacturing industries. That, however; has changed as the maker movement, an offshoot of the DIY trend, has… Read More
In the PLCnext Factory, the production facility of Phoenix Contact Electronics in Germany, products for automation, safety applications and network security are produced. Digitization in production requires above all a change in thinking. This concerns not only the use of digitization in production processes and in the products themselves, but… Read More
In the IT sector, especially in software development, containerization is a major trend. It is a lightweight alternative or companion to virtualization. Developers can speed up their processes without the need to keep an eye on the application’s target environment. This is done by encapsulation of the software and all… Read More
The trend towards digitization involves both opportunities and risks for the industry because digitization requires large computing power and storage capacities. Industrial cloud computing enables companies to process and evaluate the growing volumes of data in order to optimize the entire value chain. When talking about cloud computing, it is… Read More
Some of you avid users will have taken notice of the 2021.0 LTS update for the PLCnext firmware that had been released in December 2020.The 2021.0 LTS is wrapping up all the changes made in the 2020 feature releases and adding a bunch of improvements, such as: the Global Data… Read More
Safety plays a central role in automation. In the past, the areas of safety and security could be considered separately. However, digitalization and the networked automation systems of Industry 4.0 are creating mutual dependencies that require a holistic concept. In the following article, you will learn more about what happens… Read More
