{"id":58652,"date":"2021-02-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=58652"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:04:24","slug":"the-plcnext-store-install-unexpected-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/the-plcnext-store-install-unexpected-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"The PLCnext Store- install unexpected possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Tony Deane, Automation Manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customer: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u201cSo, you’re saying I can download apps onto a PLC rather than having to program it?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix Contact:   <\/em><\/strong>\u201cThat\u2019s correct\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u201cReally? You mean like an app onto my Smart Phone?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix Contact:    <\/em><\/strong>\u201cYes, that is exactly what I mean!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does this seem farfetched? Read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Imagine you are a Plant Project engineer at a factory who, during the annual shutdown, must provide a new waste effluent pumping system solution with 4 pumps to cope with increased production wastewater due to plant expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pumps all service the factory and, depending on the prevailing production conditions, sometimes 1 pump can cope with the demand and at other times 2,3 or even 4 pumps are required. \u00a0Not to mention the pumps must be run for an equal number of hours annually to ensure even wear on each pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have been tasked with finding a PLC control system to run the system and you have a limited budget that must not be exceeded, and you have a deadline to meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your options? bearing in mind that the pumps must be of the highest quality and the control panel must meet the regulatory standard and obviously the PLC control system must fulfil the criteria laid down above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There can be no compromise on the quality of the pumping equipment or the PLC control system in the control panel. This is a given. Now the only thing left to do is provide the PLC and the control program to enable the system to carry out the task at hand whilst keeping to your budget for the project and keeping to your deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having chosen your PLC controller,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Would you write the program yourself?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Depending on your programming skills and time constraints this may not be the best way to go.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n