News

PLCopen updates their Safety specifications

PLCopen is working on updates of their Safety specifications. This includes Part 1, 2 and 4.

Changes within PLCopen Board of Management

On June 7, PLCopen had a very successful annual General Meeting in Amsterdam. Part of the meeting related to changes in the Board of Management.

PLCopen Benchmarking back on drawing table

On April 2, 2019 during the Hanover Fair, PLCopen held a successful kick-off meeting on benchmarking.

PLCopen starts new initiative on Object Orientation

The 3rd edition of the IEC 61131-3 standard makes Object Oriented programming possible.

PLC Programming Preference Survey

PLCopen North America, together with Automation.com created a PLC Programming Preference Survey.

PLCopen supports Asset Administration Shell of Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0, or Industrie 4.0, is a movement that has great impact on the world of industrial automation. It is about software. And so is PLCopen.

PackML submodel example for the AAS

PLCopen is working on a document showing a PackML submodel example for the I4.0 Asset Administration Shell technologies.

PLCopen XML becomes IEC 61131-10

The international standard IEC 61131-10 will be published in the beginning of 2019.

PLCopen cooperates with OPAF

PLCopen signed an agreement  with the Open Process Automation Forum (“OPAF”) to cooperate in the development of relevant standards and specifications.