Companies That Successfully Landed on the 2012 Readers' Choice ...
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32 Control Design September 2012 controldesign.com
by Joe Feeley, editor in chief
Companies That Successfully Landed on the 2012 Readers’ Choice List Showed Great Curiosity About Satisfying Customer Needs
To say that technological achievement seems to
constantly reach new heights is an appropriate
description, considering what’s been happening on
Mars these days.
The complexity involved in the dozens of carefully
synchronized and coordinated events that brought
Curiousity to a safe Martian landing can’t be over-
appreciated.
Granted, the machine projects you undertake don’t
cost $2.6 billion and take years to complete, and don’t
have to be supported from 160 million miles away after
delivery. However, most of those machines are growing
more complex in their own rights, and without depend-
able technology from dependable automation suppliers,
the performance of those machine designs could end up
way off course. We think the automation vendors that
made this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards lists must be
those types of suppliers.
We’ve not changed the process for this event since
we launched Readers’ Choice Awards in 2001. We sent
questionnaires to more than 10,000 subscribers who tell
us they have buying influence or buying authority for
industrial automation and control products. Automation
suppliers are never eligible, so we didn’t knowingly let
any supplier vote. Voting is reserved for our machine-
builder and system-integrator audience.
We use an unaided ballot, which means we don’t
provide a list of vendors or product brands from which
to choose. We list 50+ hardware and software categories
and ask participants to name the companies that pro-
vide them the best technology value for products with
which they have experience. This year we tallied 200+
eligible ballots. Once they choose the best providers,
participants rate service and support they receive from
them. Only companies that receive at least 5% of their
category vote are listed.
This year, 90 individual companies made the listings
in one or more of 54 product categories.
Eleven companies won in multiple product catego-
ries. Rockwell Automation won or tied for first place in
21 hardware and software categories. Emerson earned
five category wins, while Phoenix Contact won in three
categories. ABB, Advantech, Bosch Rexroth, National
Instruments, Pepperl+Fuchs, Thomson, Turck and Yok-
ogawa all won two categories.
The evaluation of your automation suppliers’ overall
service and support continues its trend of less-generous
scoring. Of those 90 individual companies in the prod-
uct category listings, you awarded service and support
scores of 4.0 (very good) or better performance (on a
scale of 1 = poor to 5 = excellent) to 48 of them, a 53%
rate that compared with 73% in 2011.
The distribution of these service recognition scores
dropped. In 2010, 20% of the listed service scores were
at 4.3 and higher levels. Last year it dropped to 10%, and
this year only 2% reached 4.3.
Awards in the 4.0 to 4.1 groupings grew to represent
85% of all the listed service scores, compared with 70%
last year, and 50% in 2011.
National Intruments for DAQ Software, and Rockwell
Automation for the Safety Relay category were the com-
panies that received the 4.3 service mark this year.
Every company earning a spot on the service and
support list should be very pleased. Some 17 of those
48 companies received multiple great service marks.
Voters recognized Rockwell Automation service and
support in 26 product categories, followed by Siemens
Industry with 14 categories, and Emerson with nine.
ABB and AutomationDirect made the service rankings
in six categories, while Phoenix Contact received five
service accolades. Banner Engineering, Endress+Hauser,
National Instruments, Pilz Automation Safety and
Schneider Electric each received three product category
nods; and Beckhoff Automation, Bosch Rexroth, Hoff-
man, Kollmorgen, Omega Engineering and Turck all
made it twice. See the table on p42 for details.
With product categories listed alphabetically, here
are 2012’s galaxy-class companies.
Thomson Ball and Lead Screws
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix L7 Programmable Automation
Controller
Allen-Bradley Micro810 Programmable Logic Controller
Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5370 Series Programmable
Automation Controller
Ball Screw/Lead Screw1. Thomson 27%
2. Bosch Rexroth 14%
NSK 12%
4. Parker Hannifin 6%
THK 6%
Controller, CNC1. Fanuc FA America 35%
2. Siemens Industry 22%
3. Bosch Rexroth 8%
Rockwell Automation 6%
Controller, Loop 1. Yokogawa 19%
Honeywell 18%
3. Siemens Industry 10%
4. Invensys 7%
Emerson Process 6%
Omega Engineering 5%
Controller, Motion1. Rockwell Automation 27%
2. Siemens Industry 12%
3. Bosch Rexroth 5%
Galil Motion 5%
Controller, PAC1. Rockwell Automation 40%
2. Siemens Industry 14%
3. AutomationDirect 7%
Schneider Electric 6%
GE Intelligent Platforms 5%
National Instruments 5%
Controller, PLC1. Rockwell Automation 44%
2. Siemens Industry 19%
3. Schneider Electric 9%
4. AutomationDirect 5%
Fanuc FA America 30i-B Series CNC Control
Honeywell UDC Controller
Yokogawa UT55A
Controller
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National InstrumentsStandalone CompactDAQ
Boston Gear 700 Series Reducer
Baldor•Dodge Ultra Kleen Worm Gear
Reducer
Advantech UNO-2184G Embedded Automation Computer
Rexroth WE6 Directional Valve
Data Acquisition System1. National Instruments 36%
2. Invensys 11%
3. Emerson Process 8%
4. Rockwell Automation 5%
Data Recorder1. Yokogawa 19%
2. National Instruments 11%
ABB 9%
Honeywell 9%
5. Invensys 8%
Embedded Computer System 1. Advantech 11%
2. Beckhoff Automation 6%
GE Intelligent Platforms 6%
Gear Reducer 1. Boston Gear 15%
ABB 14%
3. Stober 10%
SEW Eurodrive 8%
5. Wittenstein 7%
Shimpo 6%
Hydraulic Component1. Bosch Rexroth 31%
2. Parker Hannifin 24%
3. Eaton/Vickers 14%
Industrial-Grade Computer1. Advantech 20%
2. Rockwell Automation 17%
3. Dell 14%
4. B&R Automation 6%
Siemens Industry 6%
Beckhoff Automation 5%
Industrial Electrical Connector/Cordset1. Turck 23%
2. Phoenix Contact 11%
Molex 9%
4. Rockwell Automation 8%
5. Mencom 5%
Industrial Electric Motor Drive1. Rockwell Automation 26%
2. ABB 19%
3. Siemens Industry 10%
4. Emerson Industrial Automation 6%
Yaskawa 5%
Industrial Enclosure1. Pentair/Hoffman 41%
2. Rittal 29%
3. Saginaw Control & Engineering 6%
Hammond Manufacturing 5%
Industrial Enclosure Purge System1. Pepperl+Fuchs/BPS 41%
2. Rittal 21%
Pentair/Hoffman 20%
Industrial Network Components—Wired1. Rockwell Automation 29%
2. Cisco Systems 16%
Siemens 15%
4. Belden/Hirschmann 8%
5. Phoenix Contact 5%
Industrial Network Components—Wireless1. Phoenix Contact 15%
Siemens 14%
3. ProSoft 11%
Cisco Systems 10%
Yokogawa DXAdvanced Data Acquisition & Display Station
Turck powerfast Connectivity Products
Phoenix Contact Trusted Wireless
Allen-Bradley Stratix 5700 Layer 2 Managed Switch
Hoffman Watershed Enclosures
Advantech ARK-1120
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 AC Drive
Pepperl+Fuchs 5000Q Purge/Pressurization System
Siemens Scalance W788-1Pro Wireless
Access Point
Industrial Network Router/Switch1. Cisco Systems 32%
2. Rockwell Automation 14%
3. Belden/Hirschmann 9%
Phoenix Contact 8%
5. N-Tron 5%
Input/Output System1. Rockwell Automation 35%
2. Opto 22 8%
Siemens Industry 8%
Wago 8%
5. Schneider Electric 7%
Beckhoff Automation 6%
B&R Industrial Automation 5%
Input/Output, Machine-Mount1. Rockwell Automation 35%
2. Siemens Industry 9%
Turck 8%
Wago 8%
B&R Industrial Automation 7%
Intrinsic Safety Components1. Pepperl+Fuchs 22%
2. Cooper Crouse-Hinds/MTL 18%
3. Rockwell Automation 13%
4. R. Stahl 10%
Linear Actuator/Slide/Guide1. Thomson 11%
Bosch Rexroth 10%
3. Exlar 7%
Parker Motion 7%
Festo 6%
Machine Vision System1. Cognex 52%
2. National Instruments 9%
Sick 7%
4. Keyence 6%
Banner Engineering 5%
Measurement, Encoder/Resolver1. CST/BEI Sensors 17%
2. Sick/Stegmann 12%
Danaher 11%
Rockwell Automation 10%
5. Heidenhain 7%
Encoder Products 6%
Measurement, Flow1. Emerson Process 41%
2. Endress+Hauser 20%
3. Krohne 7%
Yokogawa 7%
Measurement, Level1. Emerson Process 30%
2. Endress+Hauser 25%
3. Vega 9%
4. Magnetrol 6%
Siemens Industry 6%
Measurement, Load Cell/Weighing1. Mettler Toledo 35%
2. Hardy Process Solutions 6%
Omega Engineering 6%
Futek 5%
Measurement, Pressure1. Emerson Process 34%
2. Endress+Hauser 13%
3. Yokogawa 8%
Keyence 6%
5. Honeywell 5%
Invensys 5%
Wika 5%
Measurement, Temperature1. Emerson Process 28%
2. Omega Engineering 11%
Endress+Hauser 9%
4. Yokogawa 7%
Honeywell 6%
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Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switch 2000
Cognex Vision Systems Family
Thomson Linear Slides
Rexroth Easy Handling System
Allen-Bradley 1799Embedded I/O
Allen-Bradley ArmorBlock I/O
BEI Hazardous Area Products
Mettler Toledo IND780 Weighing TerminalSWC515 Pinmount Weigh Module
Emerson Process 2160 and 5300
Pepperl+Fuchs K-System Intrinsic Safety Isolator
Emerson Process Vortex and Coriolis Flowmeters
Emerson Process Management 3051S Pressure Transmitter
Emerson Process Management 3144P Temperature Transmitter
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Baldor·Reliance Super-E Premium Efficiency Motor
Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 Servo Motor
Measurement, Vibration1. GE Energy 41%
2. Emerson Process 10%
3. Wilcoxon Research 5%
Motor, Industrial Electric1. ABB/Baldor 49%
2. Siemens Industry 14%
3. Regal-Beloit 8%
4. GE 5%
SEW Eurodrive 5%
Motor, Servo1. Rockwell Automation 25%
2. Kollmorgen 11%
Bosch Rexroth 10%
4. Yaskawa 7%
Siemens Industry 6%
ABB 5%
Emerson Motor 5%
Motor, Stepper1. Kollmorgen 16%
2. Oriental Motors 13%
3. Parker 8%
Schneider Electric 8%
ABB 7%
6. Applied Motion Products 5%
Motor Starter1. Rockwell Automation 42%
2. Schneider Electric 22%
3. Siemens Industry 15%
4. Eaton 8%
ABB 7%
Operator Interface Terminal1. Rockwell Automation 38%
2. Siemens Industry 7%
Pro-face 6%
Schneider Electric 6%
AutomationDirect 5%
Kollmorgen Powermax II Series Stepper Motors
Allen-Bradley ArmorStart Distributed Motor Controller
Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 6 HMI
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Panel Meter1. Red Lion Controls 36%
2. Omega Engineering 8%
Precision Digital 8%
Newport Electronics 7%
Yokogawa 7%
Pneumatic Component1. Festo 19%
SMC 19%
3. Emerson/Numatics 13%
4. Bosch Rexroth 8%
Bimba 6%
Parker Hannifin 6%
Power Supply1. Emerson/SolaHD 18%
Phoenix Contact 18%
3. Siemens Industry 8%
Rockwell Automation 7%
5. Puls 5%
TDK-Lambda 5%
Presence Sensing1. Rockwell Automation 17%
Turck 15%
3. Banner Engineering 9%
Pepperl+Fuchs 7%
5. Balluff 6%
Keyence 6%
Programmable Safety Controller1. Rockwell Automation 30%
2. Invensys/Triconex 9%
Pilz Automation Safety 9%
Siemens Industry 9%
5. HIMA 6%
Relay1. Rockwell Automation 19%
2. Omron 12%
TE Connectivity 11%
Phoenix Contact 10%
5. IDEC 7%
Schneider Electric 7%
Siemens Industry 6%
Allen-Bradley E3 Plus Solid-State Overload Relay
Emerson SolaHD SDN Series Power
Supplies
Allen-Bradley Guardmaster SC300 Safety
Camera
Phoenix Contact Quint Power Supplies
Turck Mobile Proximity Sensors
Red Lion Controls Panel Meter
Festo MPA/CPX Intelligent Valve Manifold
SMC SY and SQ Series Valve Manifolds
Allen-Bradley Compact Guard-Logix Programmable Automation
Controller
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Allen-Bradley Bulletin 1734 Point Guard I/O Analog
Input Module
Rockwell AutomationFactoryTalk View 7.0
Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Safety Relay
National Instruments LabView 2012
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Safety Network Components1. Rockwell Automation 33%
2. Siemens Industry 14%
3. Pilz Automation Safety 8%
Beckhoff Automation 7%
Pepperl+Fuchs 7%
Phoenix Contact 7%
Safety Relay1. Rockwell Automation 36%
2. Pilz Automation Safety 16%
3. Siemens Industry 10%
4. Omron STI 7%
Phoenix Contact 7%
Banner Engineering 5%
Software, Data Acquisition1. National Instruments 41%
2. Invensys 10%
Rockwell Automation 10%
4. Emerson Process 5%
Software, E-CAD1. Autodesk 53%
2. Eplan 10%
3. Bentley 5%
Software, HMI1. Rockwell Automation 26%
2. Invensys 23%
3. Siemens Industry 10%
4. GE Intelligent Platforms 5%
Software, Integrated Development Platform1. Rockwell Automation 32%
2. Siemens Industry 18%
3. Emerson Process 8%
Invensys 7%
5. National Instruments 5%
Software, Motion Control1. Rockwell Automation 43%
2. Siemens Industry 11%
3. Bosch Rexroth 7%
B&R Automation 5%
Software, PC-Based Machine Control1. Rockwell Automation 17%
2. National Instruments 12%
Beckhoff Automation 10%
4. Siemens Industry 9%
Bosch Rexroth 7%
GE Intelligent Platforms 7%
Software, PLC Programming1. Rockwell Automation 49%
2. Siemens Industry 15%
3. Schneider Electric 8%
AutomationDirect 7%
Stack Light Tower1. Rockwell Automation 41%
2. Schneider Electric 12%
3. Eaton 8%
AutomationDirect 7%
Banner Engineering 7%
Terminal Block1. Phoenix Contact 30%
2. Rockwell Automation 16%
3. Wago 12%
Weidmüller 10%
5. ABB/Entrelec 5%
AutomationDirect 5%
Schneider Electric 5%
Wire & Cabling1. Belden 42%
2. Lapp USA 14%
3. Okonite 6%
Alpha Wire 5%
Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical
Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 Design and Configuration Software
Allen-Bradley Motion Analyzer Version 6.00
Allen-Bradley SoftLogix
Allen-Bradley 855 Control Tower Stack Light
Belden Industrial Ethernet Cables
Phoenix Contact Universal Screw Connection
Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000
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Control Design’s voters tell us these companies provide very good (4.0) to excellent (5.0) service in the noted product categories. Only those companies that received the minimum 5% vote share in the preceding pages were tallied.
4.3
National Instruments. . . . . . . .Data Acquisition Software
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety Relay
4.2
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gear Reducer
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stepper Motor
AutomationDirect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PLC
Emerson Industrial Automation . . . . . . . . . . Servo Motor
Pepperl+Fuchs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intrinsic Safety System
Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Supply
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Drive
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Computer
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . Input/Output System
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor Starter
Rockwell Automation. . . Programmable Safety Controller
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminal Block
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . Wired Network Component
SEW Eurodrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gear Reducer
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Level Measurement
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety Relay
Wago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminal Block
4.1
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Servo Motor
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminal Block
AutomationDirect . . . . . . . . Operator Interface Terminal
AutomationDirect . . . Programable Automation Controller
AutomationDirect . . . . . . . . PLC Programming Software
Banner Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stack Tower Light
Bentley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-CAD Software
Emerson Industrial Automation . . . . . . . Electronic Drive
Emerson Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Level Measurement
Emerson Process. . . . . . . . . . . Temperature Measurement
Emerson/SolaHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Supply
Endress+Hauser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Level Measurement
Festo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pneumatic Component
Pentair/Hoffman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial Enclosure
National Instruments. . . . . . . . .Data Acquisition System
Omega Engineering. . . . . . . . Temperature Measurement
Oriental Motors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stepper Motor
Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminal Block
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . .Data Acquisition Software
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . I/O, Machine-Mount
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . Motion Control Software
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . Network Router/Switch
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . Operator Interface Terminal
Rockwell Automation....Programable Automation Controller
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PLC
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . PLC Programming Software
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Supply
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Relay
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . .Safety Network Component
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Servo Motor
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stack Tower Light
Saginaw Control and Engineering . . . Industrial Enclosure
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNC Controller
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . Operator Interface Terminal
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . PLC Programming Software
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Servo Motor
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . Wireless Network Component
SMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pneumatic Component
Stober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gear Reducer
TE Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Relay
Turck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connector/Cordset
Yokogawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Recorder
4.0
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Drive
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor Starter
AutomationDirect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stack Tower Light
AutomationDirect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminal Block
Banner Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machine Vision
Banner Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety Relay
Beckhoff Automation . . . . . . . . . . Input/Output System
Beckhoff Automation ....PC-Based Machine Control Software
Belden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wire & Cable
Bosch Rexroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ball Screw/Lead Screw
Bosch Rexroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Controller
Boston Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gear Reducer
Cisco Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Network Router/Switch
Cooper Crouse-Hinds/MTL . . . . . .Intrinsic Safety System
CST/BEI Sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encoder/Resolver
Emerson/Numatics. . . . . . . . . . . . Pneumatic Component
Emerson Process Management. . . . Data Acquisition System
Emerson Process Management. . . . . . . .Flow Measurement
Emerson Process Management. . . . .Pressure Measurement
Encoder Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encoder/Resolver
Endress+Hauser. . . . . . . . . . . . Pressure Measurement
Endress+Hauser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flow Measurement
Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Industrial Enclosure
Hardy Process Solutions. . . . . Load Cell/Weight Measurement
Pentair/Hoffman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Enclosure Purge
Honeywell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temperature Measurement
IDEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R e l a y
Invensys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HMI Software
Keyence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Presence Sensing
Kollmorgen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Servo Motor
Kollmorgen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stepper Motor
Mettler Toledo. . . . . . . . . . .Load Cell/Weight Measurement
Molex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connector/Cordset
National Instruments . . . . . PC-Based Machine Control Software
Omega Engineering. . . . . . . . . Load Cell/Weight Measurement
Opto 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input/Output System
Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network Router/Switch
Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R e l a y
Phoenix Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Relay
Pilz Automation Safety. . . . . Programmable Safety Controller
Pilz Automation Safety. . . . . . . . .Safety Network Component
Pilz Automation Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Safety Relay
Pro-face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Operator Interface Terminal
ProSoft Technology . . . . . . Wireless Network Component
Red Lion Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Panel Meter
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . Data Acquisition System
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HMI Software
Rockwell Automation . . . . .Integrated Development Software
Rockwell Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Controller
Rockwell Automation . . . .PC-Based Machine Control Software
Schneider Electric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Motor Starter
Schneider Electric. . . . . . . . . PLC Programming Software
Schneider Electric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R e l a y
Siemens Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Drive
Siemens Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input/Output System
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Control Software
Siemens Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Motor Starter
Siemens Industry . . PC-Based Machine Control Software
Siemens Industry . . . . . Programmable Safety Controller
Siemens Industry . . . . . . . . .Safety Network Component
Turck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I/O, Machine-Mount
Vega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Level Measurement
Yaskawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Drive
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