Four companies have set out to completely virtualise the infrastructure and control of a production plant in a development project. The first results are now available and Computer&Automation reports in a detailed article. The dilemma of the pharmaceutical...
In this blog post, we'll delve into the myriad ways to program a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and discuss how FLECS Technologies opens up a realm of possibilities for automation and IoT projects. PLC Programming: Diversity Meets Flexibility Programming PLCs...
You've probably all come across it in the last few weeks. The spiky city dweller that adorns our content. May we now officially introduce him: The brown-breasted hedgehog, our official mascot for FLECS v3. Every year, the German Wildlife Foundation selects the animal...
You've all probably encountered him in the last few weeks. The cute rodent that graces our content. May we now officially introduce: The garden dormouse, our official mascot for v2 of FLECS. Every year, the German Wildlife Foundation chooses the animal of the year....
Every open source project needs a mascot. FLECS too. That's why we thought about what suits us best. This is not so easy. After all, we have to like it in 20-30 years. We then discussed what is important to us founders. That's how we finally came up with the idea of...
The time has come! Today we are happy to officially release FLECS for productive use. Our big promise: You will never have set up an automation system as easy as with FLECS! We have been working hard during the last weeks to incorporate the feedback of our beta...
What do you do there anyway and does anyone need it? We have been asked this question very often in recent months. We explained the 'Why?" in our last blog - today I want to answer the question 'What is FLECS?". The simplest comparison is with the smartphone: Have you...
The automation of a machine or any other equipment consists only of the PLC and the PLC program. Wrong. This may once have been the case, but it has long since changed. For complete automation, countless connections, additional software and systems independent of the...
