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The document discusses programmable logic controllers (PLCs), which are industrial computers that monitor sensors and control actuators. PLCs relate information from sensors about a process to the status of actuators that can change it. In the late 1960s, an American company called Bedford Associates released the first PLC called the MODICON to control industrial processes.

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PLC

The document discusses programmable logic controllers (PLCs), which are industrial computers that monitor sensors and control actuators. PLCs relate information from sensors about a process to the status of actuators that can change it. In the late 1960s, an American company called Bedford Associates released the first PLC called the MODICON to control industrial processes.

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PLC

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial-grade digital computer designed to control many
types of industrial equipment and entire automated systems. It relates information coming from sensors
that monitor the state of a process, with the status of some actuators that are capable of changing it.
Typical sensors used in industrial applications include limit switches, proximity sensors, and other binary
sensors. Actuators may include solenoids, motor starters, and other similar devices. [ CITATION
Agu971 \l 1033 ]

The History of Programmable Logic Controllers

In the late 1960’s an American company named Bedford Associates released a computing device they
called the MODICON. As an acronym, it meant Modular Digital Controller, and later became the name of
a company division devoted to the design, manufacture, and sale of these special-purpose control
computers. (Stephen St. Michael)

Agustín Rullán. (1997). Programmable logic controllers versus personal computers for process control,
Computers & Industrial Engineering. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 33(1–2), 421–424.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-8352(97)00127-7

Michael, S. S. M. (2018, October 3). What Is a PLC? An Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers -


Technical Articles. Https://Www.Allaboutcircuits.Com/Technical-Articles/What-Is-a-Plc-Introduction-to-
Programmable-Logic-Controllers/. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/what-is-a-plc-
introduction-to-programmable-logic-controllers/

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