What are the Major PLC Manufacturers?
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Today we will discuss several of the top PLC manufacturers from around the world.
There are quite a few, and hopefully, this video will clear up some of the differences between the major brands.
As technicians, engineers, and programmers, we have several choices when it comes to choosing a brand of PLC. Depending on where you work, you may have to familiarize yourself with many different PLC brands.
Some places use more than one manufacturer in a single facility. So let’s break some of the major brands down so we can see the difference.
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To get some numbers, I grabbed a bunch of job ads for PLC technicians in my country (Austria). Taking the ones that mentioned a brand name, here is what I found:
75% Siemens
20% B&R
20% Beckhoff
(with overlaps, of course)
I am working in Asia and it is my first time hear about B&R and Beckhoff
Schneider Electric must be in this list, since it purchased Modicon, which created the first PLC, the 084 model, in 1968.
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Thank you very much for this valuable and simplified explanations
You are very welcome!
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They are good brand and good quality,but the price is not friendly.
Maybe you could consider Delta and Xinje Brand which is similar quality with lower price. topstock.aliexpress.com/store/group/PLC-Programmable-Logic-Controller/1155094_254344493.html
@@stevenlee5755 yup, most of us already know about china brand... the price are mostly cheap, and some of them are good in quality... but you should know about the economic war between china and us... just like you guys boycotting us product, they also boycotting ur products too...
fyi, im also asian
Siemens has around 50% of the world market's in PLC (German)
Schneider has around 20% of the world market's in PLC (French)
Those are the only 2 brands with ALL the certifications.
Everyone else split the remaining 30%. In North America Allen Bradley and Rockwell are popular.
Telemecanique are French, Schneider are German who bought Telemecanique and SquareD.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Serhat! Thanks for your kind comment!
In marine industry Omron is the most popular I would say! Even MHI uses Omron PLCs at their boilers.
We use PLC'S for grow automation controls for lighting /environmental/co2/ irrigation/water alarms all types of stuff in for indoor cultivation applications
In 2017-2018 Abb buy B&R, automation company from Austria and interesting now situation will change in near future. Thnx for your video.
You are very welcome, happy learning!
Another small PLC manufacturer I know is GCAN. A manufacturer from China and I work in their factory. However, they generally make scalable PLCs, not a fixed number of interfaces. They use OpenPCS by default, but CoDeSys can be used as I managed to flash the firmware. Unlike OpenPCS, CoDeSys requires authorization fees🙃, but it is very powerful. The only downside is that they are targeting the Russian market, and the official website and technical manuals are a bit hard to find.
You may consider removing ABB and replacing it with Mitsubishi electric as they are the largest manufacturer in Asia
Also the Mitsubishi logo used at the end clearly says motors
I work in a Japanese factory making Toyota parts in Kentucky and we only use Mitsubishi or Omron very easy to use.
Basically all Toyota factories and their suppliers outside of Japan prefer Japanese automation brands to other brands. Currently, Toyota has been adopting its own automation brand called Toyopuc because I work for the brand in Brazil.
OMRON is beyond competition, I believe.
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I have worked with AB for years. My first PLC was the PLC5 and actually an old PLC2 using the 6200 software. I have developed many small SLC-500 systems. I always enjoyed the RS Logix line of software. The only issue for small systems is the cost. If a small system is needed it is hard to justify the cost of the development software and even the small hardware. I have found that the Automation Direct Productivity 2000 line is a great answer to a small system that is very cost effective. The development software is FREE (can't match the price) and the hardware is very affordable. Now for realiability, I know that the big dog like AB ABB and Siemens are rock solid and very reliable. But the AutomationDirect Productivity line does provide a very cost effective answer to many applications.
Agreed.
yes and it keeps getting better, AutomationDirect now offers an Arduino-industrial-based Productivity_open_source_PLC, a great way to kids to adults to learn PLC's with free software...:)
Does AB support modern stuff like OPC UA TSN? And can you create interfaces, classes like in Codesys V3.5 ? And therefore program much better?
@@HermanWillems , I have not worked with AB systems lately. I am sure some of what you want is available, but I cannot answer for sure. Many of the Processor manufactures have ways to exchange data with other devices using OPC, UA, and other means . The industry has changed a lot in the past few years.
Learned in school on the Slick 500
Thx for this great clip. I am working at the S company now, so I only focus on our products. Now I understand every brand has their own strengths.
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Omron and Schneider should have have been mentioned as top ones as well. They definitely come before ABB and for some non-american markets even before AB. All others are like a minor league
Indeed I used to work for telemecanique/ Schneider.
definitely, I used Siemens mostly, Omron too and some smaller brands tooSchneider we use a lot too but not for the PLC, more other electrcal components. But I hae actually never really seen someone using Allen Bradley here. I am in central europe
@@pascalkeller2877 That depends on industry. I've seen them a lot in a steel industry and sometimes in oil and gas in Europe
I have heard that Schneider plcs are very attractive with open source language and attractive value for money on hardware
So you are saying Omron and Schneider are arguably the best on the list
In general nice video, but interesting about Siemens and ABB no explanations, about Aleen-Bradley the commercial about
Nice video, I am currently working in my first job as a robotics designer with the Beckhoff PLC software which is also an automation software.
Beckhoff is terrible I can't stand there crap
Mitsubishi PLC is also powerful and widely used.
I think top3 automation brand - Siemens, Allen bradley, Mitsubishi
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Simulate the virtual addressing to ensure proper addressing in case missing computer or phone
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I am certified Automation personal. But now working in distribution sector.
Fanuc is also interesting if you are into very high speed applications. CNCs and robotics mostly. There they outperform Siemens.
Siemens has the 1500T range which is specialized in motion applications and is fast if not faster than Fanuc.
Dmg mori uses siemens controller with custom UI. So i would say siemens is just as good as fanuc.
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Another small, but very reliable, IMO, PLC manufacturer is Eckelmann. They are from Germany, and a bit on the pricy/rare side oustide of the country (I'm in France, so it's OK), but they are extremely reliable. They are programmed with CoDeSys, which unlike siemens & co. is free, yet very powerful. The only downside is the documentation is sometimes a bit simple, and since they are not as widespread as others, finding help is a bit more tricky.
The company I work for bought an old Colgate Palmolive plant so we inherited a plant full of GE PLCs. At that time Colgate was the largest user of GE PLCs in the world.
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Very helpful video 👌👍 keep rocking
Great to hear that, Kiran! Thanks for your support.
Good one
Thanks sir...❤️
Most welcome!
How about Beckhoff ?
Howdy. Nice.
I would like to commend Omron for their KISS approach.
Aso, I think, the Beijers Q00 deserves to be mentioned. The Q00 system is for real professionals. It includes an enormous library of subroutines which makes it almost an automation system.
Regards.
Thanks for sharing that, Eugene!
You missed out telemecanique Schneider they are the biggest in UK and Europe , followed by Mitsubishi and Siemens.
Great video. Thank you. Should also mention Emmerson’s DeltaV whomare also very popular.
Thank you for your support, and the topic suggestion!
Nice information
Thankyou!
Nice video. Could you please make a video about PLC vs PC-based control?
Plc's are more robust than PCs Industrial control using PC's is not recommended
Phoenix Contact has a big variety of PLCs
An open PLC Plattform PLCnext and Classical PLCs are widely used in Germany for wind Power generation. It has 2 own BUS System: Interbus and Axiobus. Interbus was extra developed for the needs of Automotive industry. Also the combination of Siemens PLC and Phoenix Contact IOs is very common.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us, Oleg! We appreciate that!
I'm not sure but wouldn't wondering if Phoenix Inline has the best varyitie of different cards for standard Signals, Busses etc
Many thanks RealPars for your Videos, Would you please make a video about OPC server?
You're very welcome Samir, I will pass your request on to our creator team.
@@realpars Thank you a lot.
The development environment that is shown the Siemens chapter is not Step7 but the newer TIA portal.
Both are correct. The total software environment shown is TIA Portal, which includes STEP7 as an embedded software development application for PLC logic. TIA Portal also has an embedded version of WinCC and NetPro as well. If you search the web for STEP7 v14 or v15, you will be linked to TIA Portal for that version. Siemens decided not to drop the STEP7 name entirely, since the latest PLC's are still in the S7 series, and the STEP7 name has universal recognition. But yes, it is TIA Portal that is shown in the video, with the STEP7 application open for PLC programming.
I very happy with siemens plc.
Hope you can include also Beckhoff Automation controller
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Great video. Does RealPars offer practical hands-on PLC programming courses in the UK?
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Fun fact: automation direct also has their own line of PLCs. But i probably wouldn't bet my life on them.
We had one of those on a very specialized test bench coming from the US, and after replacing the PLC twice (in 7 years), I redid the entire logic and switched over to soemthing else (Eckelmann)
What program do you use to make the videos?
Hi there, we use Adobe Premier Software.
big brand is strong enough, but some brands from China such as Wecon is also growing very very fast.
United "Allen breadley, Emerson,Hooney well,
Germany"Siemens"
Japanese"Mitsubishi,Omron
France"Schneider
South Korea "Autonics
china? so much till cannot be listed.. haha
For Japanese you also have a big PLC's supplier Panasonic Industry, who is more and more popular across the european market.
@@afezipijiz3944 holias? Bet you never heard that brand though
Flushing bio is the best way in virtual witching and addressing but it must be well design and publishing bio firmware
good job
Thank you!
Do Allen Bradley and ABB also support all the IEC 61131-3 programming languages (especially the textual ones)?
Yes, they do.
Whats about Beckhoff and CodeSys ?
Surprised Omron or Mitsubishi didn't get mentioned. I see those more than ABB
That's a good point.
Depends on where in the world you are. I didn't see Rexroth on the list and they are all over the place in Europe. Allen Bradley not so much.
Maybe you should cover Omron a little. CX programming software is some of the easiest I have ever used for programming and trouble shooting
Great tip! Thank you. I will pass it on to our creator team.
They are good brand and good quality,but the price is not friendly.
Maybe you could consider Delta and Xinje Brand which is similar quality with lower price. topstock.aliexpress.com/store/group/PLC-Programmable-Logic-Controller/1155094_254344493.html
I refer for mitsubishi one in large plc brand in the world. What do you think about my opinion???
I work mostly on Honeywell
How about mitsubishi or milsec
Where can we buy basic training kit with software to start learning plc programming?
Hi there,
Below are some links to download different versions of STEP7.sie.ag/2eH6GEM sie.ag/2Jt80F0
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If you want to learn plc's as someone who used to train plc programming I would recommend getting a Siemens Logo they are very powerful for there size and the programming software is reasonably priced with free upgrades. I always use them for smaller projects. Some programming software costs thousands and the interface leads cost hundreds where as you just use a cat 5 lead for the logo.
I realy love plc
I Think good Emerson product...
informative
Great to hear!
Please can you do videos on dcs also?
Hi there, I will pass your request on to our creator team.
What do we do now that there aren’t any PLC’s readily available? It takes at at least 6 months to get a CompactLogix PLC from Allen Bradley. I’m sure all of the others are the same way. For my last project I stripped a Micrologix 1500 out of an old piece of machinery we’re not using anymore. This fabricated chip shortage is crippling industry.
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Perfecto! Muchos gracias.
I am wonder why you didn't mention MODICON ( now Schneider-Electric brand) though they invented the PLC !
He is working or paid by Siemens. German propaganda is at the top globally.
@@athenian10 Ok I do not agree.
You did not mention safety integrated in the Siemens PLC. Any reason?
This was not a not a conscious omission. The intent of the video was to show that PLC processors are avaiable from multiple reputable manufacturers in many different configurations to meet many different needs.
@@scottsommer5450 Okey, fair enough! Keep up the good work!
Make a video on TIA Portal.
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Thanks for your comment!
We have several in depth video courses on TIA Portal in our course library bit.ly/31fmBg9
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Future of PLC - Beckhoff
TwinCAT2 similar to the traditional PLC platforms for programming(assign addresses). TwinCAT3 is moving more in line with IT engineering applications - heavy on structured text
Hi, I’m from Ukraine, I used to work for Allen Bradley’s company of integrators, their STUDIO 5000 software is ideal, I haven’t seen such a developed development environment.
Аллен брэдли самая закрытая марка в плане поддержки
Can Studio 5000, do interfaces and classes in structured text like Codesys V3.5 then?
@@HermanWillems Yes it can. I have used both and prefer to work with studio 5000 applications much more. It is simpler to use and seems to run much smoother in my opinion. The HMI software for Rockwell (factory talk) kind of sucks though. The company I work for uses a mix of Ignition and Wonderware (which are great) and factory talk for customers.
How about Yokogawa? Can you make a video about Yokogawa PLC?
Hi there, I will pass your request on to our creator team.
RealPars Thanks a lot!
What about modicon series? Schneider takes the lead with safety controllers
Schneider makes a very good line of safety-related PLC and field termination products. I have personally used products from over 2 dozen different manufacturers that are suitable for safety applications. There jut isn't time on these short videos to do an exhaustive survey of every manufacturer.
Where's Beckhoff?
Good but very small company
@@ahighpointinlowtaste.7965 they are spreading, EtherCAT can do wonders, and I have way less issues with their software unlike Siemens. Only problem is, that they have embeded pcs and not PLCs, though 0 issues with that so far.
Also where is Mitsubishi Electric?
Where is Beckhoff indeed! They were small once but have been gaining market share consistently. Unlike Rockwell, they manufacturer their products.
EtherCat is good fast and inexpensive and TwinCat 3 is IEC61131-3 Compliant...the list goes on.
They don't charge for technical support either.
@@ersinc9080 Agree, very helpful customer support. They also dont charge students for taking part at one of their plc programming workshops.
M only familiar with siemens and AB . I personally like Siemens..
Omron and also Mitsubishi.
Delta PLC is not mentioned. Do they support ST language?
Thank you for your question. Any software company that claims to follow the IEC standards 61131-3 is most likely to follow the standards defined. And ST is part of the standard. Here is the link for your review.
deltathailand.com/en/products/Automation/Industrial-Automation/Control/PLC/ISPSoft-Programming-Software
Happy learning!
How about omron and Schneider electric?
They are not major manufacurers?
@@miguelgarcia0_04 they are in europe at least
Yeah I work a lot with M340, really nice and UnityPro software is pretty easy to use
They are good brand and good quality,but the price is not friendly.
Maybe you could consider Delta and Xinje Brand which is similar quality with lower price. topstock.aliexpress.com/store/group/PLC-Programmable-Logic-Controller/1155094_254344493.html
@@miguelgarcia0_04 lmaoooooo Schneider not major ?? They are at least as big as siemens....
There are some good Japanese brands you did not mention.
Any lesson on modicon ple?
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@@realpars thank you for your valuable and professional lessons. Highly appreciated.
@@realpars also, please add to your agenda Schneider electric Automation systems and the recent EcoStruxur system.
Could you elaborate on BnR
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Thanks for sharing!
Could you tell me manufacturing plants with a lot of OMRON PLCs? Thanks
That data is proprietary to OMRON, but they do have a set of success stories on their website: automation.omron.com/en/us/solutions/success-stories/?filters=type==article&filters=category==success-story&page=1&pageSize=20. If you are curious about a particular industry or location, I would call your local Omron representative.
Nissan have a lot of Omrons
WAGO also has their own PLC.
I use WAGO and it is great.
It's a badge engineed logo with a firmware mod.
Do you guys have any courses (inclusive of certification) for Industrial IoT ?
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Which software use for ABB PLC?
Rushil sevak automation builder, you can dowload it in abb’s website, also whit CoDeSys for the programing part
CodeSys
RS logixs
My two pence opinion. Instead of repeat all the brands again could be inclined some other brands.
Cheers
Thanks for the feedback, Arentas!
Ease of use: Allen Bradley > Siemens
Cost: Allen Bradley < Siemens
This statement couldn't be more correct.
What about GE PLC
Emerson indeed
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In my experience Schneider and Omron are way more spread and well knwon than ABB.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Andrés!
Beckhoff has all three of these big players beat. When one does all of the comparisons and stacks platform to platform, you'll be surprised how many times it comes out advantage = Beckhoff.
Maybe it was the vendor that installed the system but I've had issues with beckoff equipment bugs
And a nightmare to get replacement parts
a toy. it's not even a PLC
What about BECKHOFF
Omron is bigger than ABB. Just saying. Then there is wonderware
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Did you ever heard about Wago's PLCs?
Thanks honey well too but microsoft MFC microsoft foundation control if extend to include all firm ware and microcontrol and PLC for safety also honey well had work in sensory design
Mitsubishi ?!
ABB AC500 is not high end. Its AC800 and Symphony Melody and Harmony for US market. All interfaced to 800xA i consider the best Scada system out there which can Work with All other brands with No problems at All
Hello, my name is walid i have just started in the automation world and i am now working on a project with the 800xa can you please give me your email. It's my first time working with abb i would like some help.
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our factory uses 95% rockwell stuff... big mistake... because the sky is the limit on R.E. projects.. they need a competitor to keep their programming, hardware, and software prices and services competitive... oh yeah their stuff works however today most every plc brand functions ok with great logical speeds.
ps. why just these 3 brands? they are major... seems like a ferrari vs porsche car commercial...:)
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