Abstract: Critical infrastructure (CI), such as energy and water distribution systems, is essential for the stability and well-being of the modern society. Industrial automation and control systems ...

Some of the most critical national infrastructure, including power grids and railway networks, have exposed industrial control systems (ICS), according to a new study. Researchers found 179 ...

Phoenix Contact’s Virtual PLCnext Control is designed for use in the IT world Phoenix Contact has launched a hardware-independent, software controller based on its PLCnext technology. It predicts that ...

Abstract: This study explores the integration of a custom-designed Human-Machine Interface (HMI) with the PLCnext platform to improve industrial automation. PLCnext offers advantages over traditional ...

Designed by Namnam in Vietnam, the ESP32 Modbus gateway is built to communicate with PLCs and industrial sensors over Modbus RTU (RS-485) or Modbus TCP/IP (Ethernet/Wi-Fi). Designed for use in farms, ...

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PLCnext Control from Phoenix Contact has been certified by DNV in accordance with the international standards IEC 61850 Ed. 2.1 and IEC 62351-3 for secure communication in energy management systems.

Festo reported Apr. 24 that it will use PLCnext open-ecosystem technology from Phoenix Contact in intelligent devices it plans to launch by the end of this year. It adds that integrating PLCnext will ...

Festo, manufacturer of pneumatic and electrical automation technology, will use PLCnext Technology, Phoenix Contact’s open ecosystem for modern automation, in future intelligent devices. This will ...

European industrial automation pioneer Festo is to use the PLCnext technology open automation ecosystem from Phoenix Contact in future intelligent devices. The partnership was announced at the ...