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Relays

What are the differences between electromechanical and solid-state relays?

Can you identify differences between two kinds of relay systems?
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PLCs/PACs

Harness object-oriented programming’s abilities by creating tags and terminology

Tobey Strauch
How standards like PackML turned discrete manufacturing into a machine-state process
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PLCs/PACs

How do PACs compare to PLCs?

How much do you know about programmable automation controllers? Test your knowledge here
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Safety Controllers

DMC wins ICC Build-a-Thon

Mike Bacidore
Inductive Automation announces move to a larger venue for the 2025 Ignition Community Conference
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PLCs/PACs

What do you know about PLCs?

How much do you know about programmable logic controllers? Find out with this quiz
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PLCs/PACs

OOP: Understand the software, code efficiently

Tobey Strauch
Both ladder logic and structured text use object-oriented programming
Podcasts

Fiberglass, ABS or recycled plastic materials create unique enclosure troubleshooting scenarios

Control Intelligence
A Control Intelligence podcast with editor in chief Mike Bacidore, written by contributing editor Joey Stubbs
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Drives

9 questions to determine centralized vs. decentralized motion

Rick Rice
Should motion control remain in the cabinet or move onto the machine?
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Enclosures

How to diagnose noise issues in composite industrial electrical enclosures

Joey Stubbs
Key considerations for electromagnetic interference and grounding
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