Industrial control systems are like a ship sailing in a storm; they must not only navigate normally but also remain “afloat” in the face of various unexpected events. Resilient design equips the S7-1200 with a “life jacket”, “autopilot”, and “emergency generator”, allowing the system to not only “fail safely” in the event of a fault … Read more
Research-based learning is a compulsory course for all ordinary high school students, which is of great significance for cultivating students’ innovative spirit and practical abilities, broadening their knowledge horizons, improving their overall quality, and adapting to the future social development needs. The research-based learning course for the 2023 cohort of students at our school officially … Read more
Essential PLC Maintenance Knowledge for Equipment Managers to Reduce Downtime! I remember when I first started in the industry, a packaging line at a food factory suddenly went down, and the production supervisor was as anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof. When I arrived on site, I saw several alarm lights flashing … Read more
Architectural Design: How to Plan Siemens PLC Program Structure? A Three-Tier Architecture for Clear and Maintainable Code! Hello everyone! In my years of experience in automation projects, I have found that many engineers write PLC programs like a “running account”—writing a segment for each requirement and adding a block for each new device. As a … Read more
Today, we will discuss the story of converting a motor sequential start/stop circuit into a PLC ladder diagram, suitable for those who want to get started with PLCs. The requirement is that you must first be able to understand the circuit diagram, and then we will proceed. Here is the sequential start/stop circuit diagram: Traditional … Read more
[Core Knowledge] Understanding PLC Logic Operations from 0 to 1: A Single Trick to Enhance Your Program Logic Tenfold! Do you remember the first time I faced that “mysterious” control cabinet on the factory production line? That was 15 years ago, right after I graduated from school, staring at the complex wiring and that little … Read more
PLC Programming in the Automotive Industry: The Quality Management System Behind the Prohibition of M/T The automation systems on automotive manufacturing production lines have extremely high reliability requirements; a small programming error can lead to the entire production line shutting down, resulting in significant economic losses. A common guideline in automotive industry PLC programming standards … Read more
PLC Simple methods for modifying and debugging PLC programs 6 comprehensive causes of PLC failures, easily resolved! Animated working principles of classic PLCs and sensors 7 methods to quickly resolve PLC failure issues PLC | S7-200 smart program viewing and writing Simple methods for modifying and debugging Siemens PLC programs Allen-Bradley (AB) PLC program detection … Read more
Digital Twin Technology Integration with Siemens PLC for Intelligent Manufacturing Hello everyone, I am Yang. Today, I want to discuss a hot topic in modern industrial automation – the application of digital twin technology in PLC control systems. In simple terms, a digital twin acts like a “virtual twin” of the production line, allowing us … Read more
From “Dialects” to “Common Language”: The Translation Code Between PLC Brands Do you remember the awkward moment when I first switched from a Siemens project to a Mitsubishi project? Standing in front of the control cabinet, holding the program list, my mind was filled with the S7-300 instruction format, yet I had to understand the … Read more