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November 13, 2023
News & Articles Applications

Optimize costs of energy and reduce CO₂-footprint with flexible energy management

Empowering energy efficiency with PLCnext Technology With growing e-mobility needs, limited grid supply and many uncertainties, your energy transition can get really complex fast. Our Energy Management helps regain control.… Read more
August 15, 2022
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Schedule applications in real-time

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been used in industry for over 50 years to control industrial machines or installations. PLCs are ideal for this because they offer special functions that… Read more
May 8, 2022
News & Articles Applications

Using data from the internet in a PLC application

A lot of information is (freely) available in the cloud and on the internet. For example, think of energy prices, water levels in our rivers or weather information at a… Read more
May 8, 2022
News & Articles Applications

Pushing data to and visualizing PLC variables in the cloud

Sharing, analysing and processing data is crucial for being able to utilize new technological applications related to Industry 4.0. Think of cloud-based services and databases that help to enable predictive… Read more
May 6, 2022
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Using apps from the online store in a PLC application

Since the arrival of Smart Devices, everyone knows the so-called App Stores, online marketplaces for software, from which applications can be installed directly on a Smart Device. These App Stores… Read more
May 4, 2022
News & Articles Applications

Using Open Source Software in a PLC Application

Sharing software applications is not (yet) common in industrial automation. The manufacturer’s software libraries are used to develop applications themselves, but different users share virtually nothing with each other –… Read more