What do an automotive industry welding line, a safety system for an accelerator and a mirror coating system for a telescope have in common?
Managing engineering projects amidst changing processes, technology, standards, and customers.
Reflections on database driven specifications and presentation of editing tool developed at CERN.
In redeveloping the PLC Framework at the EuXFEL, we have tried to learn from past mistakes, whole embracing many of the software programmatic features and standards that are often overlooked within the realm of PLCs.
The European Spallation Source is one of the largest science and technology infrastructure projects being built today. The Control System at ESS is then essential for the synchronisation and day-to-day running of all the equipment responsible for the production of neutrons for the experimental programs. The standardised PLC platform for ESS to handle slower signal comes from Siemens*, while...
