Automation
This section focuses on industrial automation and control architectures applied in manufacturing plants, energy facilities and technical buildings. We examine PLC, DCS and SCADA environments, industrial communication protocols, signal processing and real-time control logic. Reliability, redundancy and fail-safe design principles are analyzed in the context of high-availability systems.
We publish technical content on system integration, data acquisition layers, BMS implementations, control loop optimization and cybersecurity strategies for industrial control systems. Emphasis is placed on interoperability between field devices, supervisory platforms and enterprise-level management systems.
Communication protocols in industrial automation
Communication protocols in industrial automation determine how controllers, drives, I/O modules, sensors, process instrumentation, and higher-level systems exchange data. The...
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SCADA systems in the energy sector and heavy industry
In the energy sector and heavy industry, a SCADA system is no longer merely a process visualisation layer. It is...
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Control system architecture in an industrial plant
When we talk about the architecture of a control system in a modern factory, let’s forget about the colourful diagrams...
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Redundancy in automation: When does it save a plant?
Redundancy sounds impressive. We duplicate controllers, networks and servers. All to ensure that a failure in one component doesn’t bring...
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OT and IT Integration: When IT Meets Automation
Everyone’s talking about Industry 4.0. The integration of the OT and IT worlds sounds great on slides. The board gets...
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