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I have a new name for the PLC- it's a Pathetic Little Computer. Imagine any critical business or operation say a government service, a highly popular web site, banking services, etc. - running on PLC's. Obviously it can't be done. Yet from a computing standpoint this is what we blindly and faithfully do for industrial applications. This approach is hurting the industrial business. There is a lack of available computing power, lost opportunity of data distribution and computational flexibility, and finally the total cost of ownership.
It's not a simple question of Server more reliable than PLC, etc. My statement is that a server pair can and does deliver the required
reliability with benefits far exceeding what a PLC based platform can provide. I should point out that proper server SOFTWARE is a critical
element in the non-PLC equation. This market has some top solutions and is developing at a rapid pace.
In my travels to various sites I see a lot of scared engineers, with a personal fear of innovation. As a group we are not very open-minded. Those that combine business savvy and technical prowess are rare. Even rarer still are those that can interface with management executive.
Yes the PLC of course has less moving parts than today's servers. Taken for face value the PLC might eek out a server for uptime, but you are costing your company a hefty price overall with such loyalty to a Pathetic Little Computer.
Paul Jager
CEO
www.mnrcan.com
It's not a simple question of Server more reliable than PLC, etc. My statement is that a server pair can and does deliver the required
reliability with benefits far exceeding what a PLC based platform can provide. I should point out that proper server SOFTWARE is a critical
element in the non-PLC equation. This market has some top solutions and is developing at a rapid pace.
In my travels to various sites I see a lot of scared engineers, with a personal fear of innovation. As a group we are not very open-minded. Those that combine business savvy and technical prowess are rare. Even rarer still are those that can interface with management executive.
Yes the PLC of course has less moving parts than today's servers. Taken for face value the PLC might eek out a server for uptime, but you are costing your company a hefty price overall with such loyalty to a Pathetic Little Computer.
Paul Jager
CEO
www.mnrcan.com