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Simple PLC Positioning Control

Recently we had a request from a customer who wanted to expand and improve his CNC tending operation. For more than a year the plant had been using a UR10e collaborative robot from Universal Robots to load and unload parts from one of his CNC machines. He was very pleased with the initial ROI on the project, and with the ongoing value of that installation that he decided to implement the UR Cobot on a second CNC machine. The idea was to use a single Universal Robot to simultaneously tend both CN

Jim Wachtel

Jim Wachtel in PLCs

A Web Server that Comes with a PLC

The Mitsubishi Electric iQ-F PLC comes with Ethernet built in. One of the many things this Ethernet port may be used for is a Web Portal. This Web Portal gives the user access to important data in the PLC by simply using a standard Web Browser. Things like serial number, firmware version, errors, and diagnostic information are easily accessed. A user can also check actual data running in their PLC program. Not only can they read the data, but if they log in with the right permissions, they

Jim Wachtel

Jim Wachtel in PLCs

When Resistance Won The Day

A Simple, Inexpensive, & Quick Solution Saves the Day! We recently were asked to solve an unexpected issue for one of our PLC customers. They use the high-performance Mitsubishi Electric iQ−F PLC, also known as the FX5U, which is equipped with 2 Analog Inputs and 1 Analog Output. The Analog Inputs are rated for 0 to 10 Volts with a 12-bit Analog to Digital converter allowing for a resolution of 2.5 mVolts. The digital number seen in the PLC will range from 0 to 4000. The Analo

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Jim Wachtel in PLCs

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