As the global manufacturing industry enters a critical stage of intelligent upgrading, how to break through the shackles of traditional production models through technological innovation has become a core proposition for enterprises to seize market opportunities. As a representative enterprise in the domestic industrial automation field, Yike, with decades of technical accumulation in the industry, … 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 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
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
The differences between CNC and PLC can be seen as a competition for the “strongest brain” in the automation era. On the assembly line of smart factories, CNC machines are carving metal parts with a precision of 0.001mm, while the PLC system coordinates the operation of robotic arms, conveyor belts, and inspection instruments in real-time. … Read more
For beginners in PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), mastering a programming language is a crucial step into the field of automation control programming. Among the various PLC programming languages, Ladder Diagram (LD) is one of the most commonly used due to its intuitive nature and high similarity to relay control circuit diagrams. This article aims to … Read more
Fault Diagnosis: Common Causes of Siemens PLC Program Freezing and Quick Troubleshooting Methods As an automation engineer, I cannot count how many times I have been called to the site to handle the issue of “the equipment suddenly stopped working.” In most cases, this is related to the PLC program freezing. Today, I will share … Read more