COMPARING INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GIANTS: SIEMENS, ALLEN-BRADLEY, ABB, AND SCHNEIDER

These manufacturing systems market is ruled by a few players: Siemens, Allen-Bradley (now part of Rockwell Automation), ABB, and Schneider Electric. Every business offers a comprehensive range of solutions, but they differ in the focuses. Siemens is typically seen as a integrated answer supplier

The major players in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) technology – Siemens, Rockwell Automation, ABB Group, and Schneider Electric – each present a specific methodology to industrial automation. S/S’ TIA Portal system is known for its robust capabilities, while AB's Logix platform focuses on s