Virtual PLCs run control logic in software instead of hardware. Here's what that means for your manufacturing operation.

After Automation World columnist Jim Pinto gave his prognostications for 2012, reader Phil Christopher offered his own vision for the factory of the future. It includes a virtual grid of PLC ...

When VMware developed an efficient virtual machine (VM) for computer operating systems, it transformed IT and eventually paved the way for cloud and modern IT services. Now Siemens is paving the road ...

NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SDA expands its end-to-end Industrial DevOps solution with cost-effective automated backup support for Rockwell and B&R, new connectivity features, ...