Smart machines are revolutionizing the way that goods are manufactured across the world. When the industrial revolution first began, steam and electricity were used to operate machinery that would stamp, sew, and glue many times faster than a human could.
Today's machines not only perform the tasks of yesterday, but many of them have additional capabilities that enable them to perform additional tasks, such as self-monitoring, production reporting, and even communicating with other machines.
These additional capabilities result in many benefits for machine operators, shift managers, and plant owners.
In today’s world of automation, more and more processes are becoming automated, reducing the need for human intervention and the possibility of human error.
A smart factory is an environment in which the majority of the major subsystems are interconnected and work together with minimal operator...
When it comes to connecting an S7 PLC to the cloud, there are 3 possible ways.
1) New PLCs: when you have a new PLC such as S7-1500, you can simply add a CP card and that can connect you to your desired could platform such as Amazon Web Service, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud or MindSphere which t...
