Following the trend of industrial "intelligent manufacturing", the Internet of Things helps PLC break the ice and move forward

With the emergence of domestic PLC enterprises, especially in recent years, many OEM equipment industries are diverse and complex, but the core technology is not strong, and vicious competition has caused a great impact on the PLC market. Will the emergence of the Internet of Things be a shot in the arm for PLC?

Following the trend of industrial "intelligent manufacturing", the Internet of Things helps PLC break the ice

The PLC market has always been in the hands of large international manufacturers such as Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, and Schneider. In recent years, domestic PLC manufacturers such as Delta, Huaguang, and Xinjie have gradually exerted their strength and began to compete for the industrial control market.

Vicious competition has caused a great impact on the PLC market

PLC application technology is already quite mature, and has been widely used in various industries such as steel, petroleum, chemical, electric power, building materials, machinery manufacturing, automobiles, textiles, transportation, environmental protection, water treatment, and cultural entertainment at home and abroad. Because of this, the market growth of PLC basically fluctuates with the economic trend. In recent years, driven by national policies, China's automation level has been increasing, and PLC has grown rapidly under the stimulation of OEM.

With the emergence of domestic PLC enterprises, especially in recent years, many OEM equipment industries are diverse and complex, but the core technology is not strong, and vicious competition has caused a great impact on the PLC market. Faced with the gradual change of modern industrial control, general PLC modules can no longer meet the diverse needs of customers. People are no longer only concerned about the cost of products, but also pay more attention to the friendly integration of corporate image and core technology. How to make good use of the "customization" technology will be a major issue for PLC companies.

Will the emergence of the Internet of Things be a shot in the arm for PLC?

In fact, PLC devices with built-in networking functions are already common in the market, but they were basically used for data communication between PLC and host computers before. With the intervention of the industrial Internet of Things, the "networking" of PLC has become within reach.

Based on the structure of PLC itself, it is no longer a problem to achieve basic communication. Under the requirements of current equipment joint control and smart factories, information interaction between PLC, host computers and other smart devices has become particularly important. How to achieve a whole and realize decentralized and centralized control requires the Internet of Things technology to achieve.

What is the value of PLC+IoT?

People's understanding of PLC lies in its powerful industrial control programming function. Although PLC is developing along a more professional and customized route, PLC's data interaction and big data application are often overlooked. In this era of data being as valuable as gold, industrial information or product data is the greatest wealth of enterprises. Technological innovation cannot rely solely on customer satisfaction, but more on feedback from data, such as whether the program runs smoothly, the impact of application scenarios on equipment, etc. Fortunately, the marriage of PLC and IoT has long been destined. Whether it is a smart factory or an industrial IoT, PLC is undoubtedly the best entry point. It is simple to connect and has low technical barriers. It is not out of reach to achieve leapfrog development of products.

The rapid rise of domestic enterprises is closely related to the Internet of Things. For example, industrial Ethernet can not only get rid of the traditional expensive programming cables, but also easily realize product information exchange, and information transmission is no longer restricted; it is easier to use the cloud to monitor, debug, and expand the program of products online, which can be said to be a blessing for engineers; relying on the control of PLC equipment information, the equipment in different operating environments will be safer and more controllable. If there is such a PLC product, will you choose other products of the same level? The answer is self-evident.

The strong combination of PLC technology and Internet of Things technology conforms to the new trend of industrial "smart manufacturing" and promotes the rapid development of China's industry. I believe that with the continuous development of application technology, more domestic companies can seize the opportunity and break the ice in the field of PLC.