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Technical articles on PLC programming, VFD applications, IIoT deployment, and smart factory automation trends from our engineering team.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

#3 Mistake That Costs $12,000+ on a PLC Line: Mitsubishi vs Siemens 5-Year TCO

Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — You spec a PLC, you get a price, you install it. The real cost shows up in year two — when the first unplanned downtime hits, when you add one more axis and the CPU says "no more memory," or when the tier-1…

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Mitsubishi Electric vs Schneider PLC: Sizing by Real Watts, Not Sticker Amps

Mitsubishi vs Schneider PLC — You selected a PLC partly by nameplate wattage — 24 VDC, 0.5 A, 12 W — then found it browns out when you add a fourth analog input.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Mitsubishi Electric vs Allen‑Bradley PLC: for a maintenance‑light panel

Mitsubishi vs Allen-Bradley PLC — Allen‑Bradley’s Micro850 is programmed via Connected Components Workbench (CCW) — a free, IEC 61131‑3 compliant tool. That sounds maintenance‑friendly.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

“My motion axis jitters every 3 seconds — the datasheet says 2 ms cycle, but Omron NX1P2 can’t hold it. Is Mitsubishi FX5U the gate I missed?”

Mitsubishi vs Omron PLC — You read the spec sheet right. Omron NX1P2-9024DT claims primary task cycle as low as 2 ms and integrated EtherCAT motion up to 8 axes.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

5 Specs That Mismatch What the Datasheet Claims — Mitsubishi Electric vs Siemens PLC Under Real Load

Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — Popular claim debunked: “A faster bit instruction always means a faster machine cycle.” In reality, the provenance of that speed — where the number was measured, under what load, with which I/O background —…

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Mitsubishi Electric vs Schneider PLC: the efficiency you can actually keep is the one that doesn’t silently drain your engineering time

Mitsubishi vs Schneider PLC — If you’ve ever specced a PLC for a packaging line or a small process skid, the sticker price on the CPU card usually lands within a few hundred dollars between brands.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Mitsubishi Electric vs Allen‑Bradley PLC: when the load doubles, which one fails first?

Mitsubishi vs Allen-Bradley PLC — Fair‑play note: every spec below is from the manufacturer’s own datasheet [n] – no third‑party estimates.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

“On a noisy generator, my Omron NX1P2 resets every 12 minutes – is that a power supply issue?”

Mitsubishi vs Omron PLC — Myth: “All modern PLCs with switched-mode supplies handle generator noise equally – the processor will just run a little slower.”.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

6. The Shelter Roasts at 55°C — Which PLC Holds the Line?

Mitsubishi vs Siemens PLC — The scene: An outdoor telecom shelter in Arizona, July. The cooling unit cycles at 55°C ambient. The PLC sits inches from a hot power supply.

Blog Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Mitsubishi Electric vs Schneider PLC: The Spec That Actually Fails First

Mitsubishi vs Schneider PLC — Most spec sheets for compact PLCs lead with processor speed — basic instruction time, scan rate, memory size — because those numbers win headroom arguments.