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Will Traditional PLCs Be Replaced? Insights from Audi’s Factory on the Future of Industrial Control in the Next Decade!

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Will Traditional PLCs Be Replaced? Insights from Audi's Factory on the Future of Industrial Control in the Next Decade!

[Background] In April 2025, a move by Audi’s Böllinger Höfe factory in Germany shocked the automation industry: they removed 200 traditional PLCs from the production line and replaced them with virtual PLCs (vPLCs) running on Siemens’ cloud. The control logic shifted from “hardware next to the machine” to “software in a data center kilometers away,” … Read more

The Decline of Traditional PLCs and the Rise of Soft PLCs: What Drives the Change?

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The Decline of Traditional PLCs and the Rise of Soft PLCs: What Drives the Change?

Today, we will discuss whether traditional PLCs will be replaced by soft PLCs? First, let’s explain the definition of Soft PLC. A Soft PLC integrates the functions of a hard PLC into a software package, installed on a standard industrial computer, forming a high-performance, feature-rich Programmable Automation Controller (PAC), combining the proprietary functions of PLCs … Read more