There are many things to consider when building an automation control system. Some control systems are extremely simple, like a pump control system that consists of a pump, level controller, and a contactor, or they can be complicated and control a full production line with a series of sub control systems.
Data collection is common at most manufacturing facilities, along with at least some level of analysis. Ask any automation professional and most will say it’s very important or at least somewhat important. Data has always been important to the success of plants and facilities—so it has been collected, stored and examined for decades.
In 2008, Joe Summers founded System Concepts PLUS (SC+), an engineering specialty provider for the industrial process control area. The company was founded on the concept of providing more service at an affordable price by understanding customers’ specific control and automation problems and working to provide the best automation solution. The SC+ motto is: “To provide a quality SYSTEM based on sound engineering CONCEPTS. The PLUS is what makes us different.”
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Avoid Wiring Errors
In a Control Design September 2018 Automation Basics column titled “Terminate the Rat’s Nest”, author Dave Perkon gets right to the point when he writes, “For those who think it’s okay to open a control enclosure and see a monochromatic rat’s nest of wires without any wire labels, you should be aware, that’s worst-case practice.”
This PLC Selection tool from AutomationDirect, will help in buying the Best PLC for your control system application. You will be asked to fill in the criteria, for your personalized control application and then the selector will point you to the most affordable PLC that meets your PLC needs. Then it will provide links to help you research the PLC and also build your Basic PLC virtually, with a PLC system builder Tool.
