The role of standards in the building of packaging machinery

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Podcast | October 6, 2009

The role of standards in the building of packaging machinery

What is the significance of IEC 61131-3 programming standards where packaging machinery is concerned? Two experts on standards take time from their busy Pack Expo Las Vegas schedules to address these and other standards-related questions.
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By Pat Reynolds
Eelco van der Wal, managing director of PLCopen, and Ken Ryan, director of the Center for Applied Mechatronics at Alexandria Technical College and a board member of PLCopen, talk with Packaging World Editor Pat Reynolds about standards and packaging machinery. A strong argument can be made that now is the time for machine builders and buyers in North America to take advantage of gains already made in Europe by that region’s willingness to embrace programming standards.

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