With the introduction of specific solutions for the process technology market, Beckhoff is not merely introducing new components, but bringing together two automation concepts that for decades developed separately, side-by-side. While traditional PLC-based systems were optimized predominantly for short cycle times as a replacement for complex relay technology in machine controls, DCS (Distributed Control Systems) for classic PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) closed-loop control focused mostly on scalability and system integration.
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