Rockwell Automation has introduced a new, stand-alone, controller under its ‘nano / micro’ controller – targeting fewer than 48 I/O points.  Part of their Connected Components line, not designed to work with Integrated Architecture and Logix software.

Utilizing their “Connected Components Workbench” software to configuration / programming in ladder diagram, function block, or structured text.

Check out this article at Automation.com – click here

Get additional information directly from Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley – click here

Ethernet as an industrial communications network is main stream and the positive effects with equipment builders.

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An interesting article on the SustainablePlant website concerning the lack of available Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) based employee base.

Check it out here.

Adding more power to smaller applications, Rockwell Automation’s is allowing a better cost-to-application match.

Click here for article on Automation.com’s website.

Article from Automation.com on HMI software moving to the Client / Server world for application mobility.

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A new series of ControlLogix processors is being introduced to handle higher processing speeds.

Check out the Rockwell Automation news release – October 20, 2011 News Release

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Check back from time to time, we’ll be updating the website when there are new products of interest to the Industrial Automation field.