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programmable logic controller
(redirected from Programmable logic control)

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programmable logic controller

See PLC.


programmable logic controller [prō′gram·ə·bəl ¦läj·ik kən‚trōl·ər]
(control systems)

(hardware)Programmable Logic Controller - (PLC) A device used to automate monitoring and control of industrial plant. Can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with a SCADA or other system.


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One recently installed, automatically operated plant consists of a heating and cooling skid, a precrystallizer skid, the Rotoform, a steel belt cooler and an intelligent programmable logic control system offering a complete package of continuous operation that requires only occasional operator intervention.
Modern resin manufacturing plants use Programmable Logic Control (PLC) based control systems with Human Machine Interface (HMI) as a minimum, and with recipe management software for the more sophisticated ones.
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