Ethernet retrofit

In an interview, Dave Woods, controls product development manager at Rimrock Corp., discusses its decision to go with an Ethernet-based control system. Woods said that its purchasing department first brought it to everyone's attention by mentioning that a key supplier was going to stop making a...

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Published in:Control Engineering 2003-09, Vol.50 (9), p.47-48
Main Author: Woods, Dave
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Connectivity
Control systems
Controllers
Cost control
Customers
Engineers
Ethernet
Product design
Programmable logic controllers
Woods, Dave
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Summary:In an interview, Dave Woods, controls product development manager at Rimrock Corp., discusses its decision to go with an Ethernet-based control system. Woods said that its purchasing department first brought it to everyone's attention by mentioning that a key supplier was going to stop making a board that Rimrock was so dependent on. He was hired to get the project going. Woods said that the system really fit its cost constraints, and it gave them the Ethernet connectivity they were looking for. Woods said that the switchover from and embedded controller to a PLC, however, met with some resistance. Some wanted to keep it closed - not wanting customers to know they could buy equipment form their local suppliers.
ISSN:0010-8049
2163-4076