Technical articles on PLC programming, VFD applications, IIoT deployment, and smart factory automation trends from our engineering team.
Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — The myth: “All IEC 61131-3 PLCs are roughly equal in reliability; the only difference is the software you know.” A maintenance-light panel doesn’t just need a PLC that runs – it needs one that stays running…
Mitsubishi vs Schneider PLC — You've just placed a Modicon M241 on a packaging line because it lists "8 MB program memory" — three times the FX5U's 64k steps (~256 kB). On paper, it's a win.
Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — The claim you hear on panels and LinkedIn threads: “My Siemens S7-1200 finishes a logic sweep in 85 ns — of course it’s the right controller for a 24/7 line that needs absolute runtime determinism.” The…
Mitsubishi vs Allen-Bradley PLC — The popular notion in North American control rooms is that an Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5380 is the safer bet for high-speed logic when the load gets heavy—that its 1 Gbps EtherNet/IP backbone and integrated…
Mitsubishi vs Omron PLC — You didn’t buy a PLC for its nameplate speed. You bought it to close a valve, fire a cylinder, or move a servo before the part arrives.
Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — You've modelled the line at 80% scan cycle utilisation. Then a new customer spec adds 40 analogue inputs, three more axes of registration, and a web server for OEE. The load doubles.
Mitsubishi vs Allen-Bradley PLC — You sized a machine PLC for 500 I/O, 50 axes, and a 5 ms cycle. It runs fine today. But procurement just told you: next line expansion doubles the conveyor count, adds 30 more servo axes, and your controls…
Mitsubishi vs Schneider PLC — “A PLC with a built-in switching supply handles generator noise just fine” — that statement has cost plants thousands in replacement I/O modules and unscheduled downtime.
Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — Cold open: The shelter HVAC is already undersized for three variable-frequency drives and a 48‑V switchgear cabinet. You are about to drop in a PLC.
Mitsubishi vs Allen-Bradley PLC — You’re designing a control cabinet for a remote telecom shelter where the cooling budget is already maxed out — maybe a 2000 BTU/hr fan coil that runs at 60% duty cycle in summer.