'Valuable niche' in food sector for Micro800 PLC

摘要

Rockwell Automation says its next-generation Micro800 PLC family is destined to set a new global standard. Designed primarily for standalone machine applications, the range offers "highly customisable functionality and expandability within a very small footprint and at a highly competitive price point". But will this product have a place in the food and beverage sector? "While many food processing plants will be large, well integrated systems with information flowing to and from the factory floor, there will always be smaller, standalone machines, box fillers, pallet wrappers, mixers and the like, which require some element of automation," says Ian Harwood, business leader - Industrial Components.