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Major PLC manufacturers and their product lines

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Total Terms

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A

4 terms

ABB

All LevelsEssential

Swiss-Swedish corporation offering AC500 PLC platform and industrial automation solutions.

Advantech

Taiwanese industrial computer and automation manufacturer with APAX series.

Allen-Bradley

All LevelsEssential

Leading PLC and industrial automation brand owned by Rockwell Automation, known for ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and MicroLogix platforms.

Automation Direct

US distributor offering cost-effective Click, Productivity, and BRX series PLCs.

B

B

3 terms

B&R Automation

Austrian company (now ABB) known for X20 system and Automation Studio software.

Beckhoff

German company specializing in PC-based control with TwinCAT software and EtherCAT technology.

Bosch Rexroth

German company offering IndraControl PLCs integrated with motion control.

D

D

1 term

Delta Electronics

Taiwanese manufacturer offering DVP and AH series PLCs at competitive prices.

E

E

2 terms

Eaton

American company offering easy and XV/XC series PLCs for machine control.

Emerson

American company offering DeltaV DCS and PACSystems controllers (formerly GE).

F

F

2 terms

Fatek

Taiwanese manufacturer of FBs series PLCs known for cost-effectiveness.

Fuji Electric

Japanese company with MICREX series PLCs for industrial automation.

G

G

1 term

GE Fanuc

Joint venture (now Emerson) offering RX3i and RX7i PACSystems controllers.

H

H

2 terms

Hitachi

Japanese conglomerate with EH series PLCs for industrial applications.

Honeywell

American company with ControlEdge and MasterLogic PLCs for process industries.

I

I

2 terms

ICP DAS

Taiwanese company specializing in remote I/O and PAC controllers.

IDEC

Japanese manufacturer of MicroSmart and SmartAXIS series compact PLCs.

K

K

3 terms

Keyence

Japanese company known for KV series PLCs and advanced vision systems integration.

Kinco

Chinese manufacturer offering cost-effective K series PLCs for small applications.

Koyo

Legacy PLC brand now part of Automation Direct, known for DirectLogic series.

L

L

1 term

LS Electric

Korean company (formerly LG/LS Industrial Systems) offering XGT and XGB series PLCs.

M

M

3 terms

Mitsubishi Electric

All LevelsEssential

Japanese manufacturer offering FX, Q, and iQ series PLCs, strong in Asia-Pacific markets.

Modicon

Original PLC inventor (1968), now Schneider Electric brand for M340/M580 series.

Moxa

Taiwanese networking and computing company with ioLogik controllers.

N

N

1 term

National Instruments

US company known for LabVIEW and CompactRIO programmable automation controllers.

O

O

2 terms

Omron

All LevelsEssential

Japanese automation company known for CJ, CP, and NJ series PLCs with Sysmac Studio software.

Opto 22

US manufacturer of SNAP PAC controllers and groov EPIC edge systems.

P

P

3 terms

Panasonic

Japanese electronics giant offering FP series PLCs for small to medium applications.

Phoenix Contact

German company offering PLCnext Technology platform with open-source capabilities.

Pilz

German safety automation specialist known for PNOZmulti and PSS PLCs.

S

S

3 terms

Schneider Electric

All LevelsEssential

French multinational with Modicon brand PLCs including M340, M580, and legacy Quantum series.

Sick

German sensor manufacturer with Flexi safety controllers.

Siemens

All LevelsEssential

German multinational conglomerate and leading automation provider, known for SIMATIC PLC series (S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500) and TIA Portal software.

T

T

1 term

Toshiba

Japanese conglomerate with Prosec and nv series PLCs for various applications.

U

U

1 term

Unitronics

Israeli manufacturer of all-in-one PLC+HMI units like Vision and UniStream series.

V

V

1 term

VIPA

German manufacturer (now Yaskawa) offering SPEED7 technology PLCs.

W

W

1 term

WAGO

German manufacturer known for modular I/O systems and PFC series programmable fieldbus controllers.

X

X

1 term

Xinje

Chinese automation company with XC series PLCs popular in Asian markets.

Y

Y

1 term

Yokogawa

Japanese company specializing in process automation with FA-M3 and STARDOM controllers.

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