Resources

Welcome to our resources page. Please be aware that clicking on these links will take you to pages off our website and we take no responsibility for any aspect of the content on any of these links.  If you find a broken link, please let us know.  As with the rest of this website, the names of products are the trademarks of the respective companies.

We have this page because we think it will help you to make informed decisions about the options that exist.  We strive to keep this page up to date with current articles and links that we feel bring more clarity to the decision making process.  Please call us to discuss any questions you may have. 

Math resources.

Our favourite mathematical resource on the web. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

IEC61131-3 and other PLC resources

PLC open is doing great work in getting different vendors to come closer to the holy grail of allowing code written on one brand of PLCs to run on another.  Don't hold your breath on this outcome but in the meantime, IEC61131-3 is changing the way PLCs are programmed. http://www.plcopen.org/

Telemecanique (part of Schneider) make great PLCs.  This link is to Telemecanique's site which is an excellent place to get info on their huge product range. http://www.telemecanique.com/en/index.htm 

You could not think of PLCs without AB.  Rock solid gear at a price that is not for the faint hearted.  Their PAC range is what we really like.  These are the controllers programmable in the five IEC61131-3 languages using RSLogix 5000. http://www.ab.com/programmablecontrol/pac/

Speaking of PACs, we think that NI have some really well designed industrial hardware.  This is gear that compares with AB in terms of toughness and we think they definitely have a place in the market.  They are programmed with Labview.  http://www.ni.com/pac/

Great Component Suppliers

Sensors, the basis of most decisions in automation.  Sick have just about every angle covered. http://www.sick.com/home/en.html

Motors are the basic workhorse of most systems and we think SEW make some really good gear.  Great support as well. http://corporate.sew-eurodrive.com/