Let's face it, walking into a process chiller controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller or PLC, or just about any other PLC controlled mechanical equipment you run into in the field with a PLC can cause some initial anxiety, right?
Especially if you are walking up on a machine that you are unfamiliar with.
What should you do when you have ruled out all of the obvious mechanical issues and everything points to the PLC as the source of the problem?
And if you are thinking, well, I will just call the equipment manufacture, we all know that can add hours that you don't have onto your service call.
When your customer is down, the last thing they want to see you do is to sit on hold on their dime.
This episode is part of a series I am doing on PLCs that will help you avoid feeling overwhelmed when faced with needing to get a PLC-controlled machine up and running that you are not familiar with.
Let's take a few minutes today to take the first step to determine what type of PLC you are working on.
This is the first step in your PLC troubleshooting process that we will take on in this episode of the process chiller pro podcast.
Let's face it, walking into a process chiller controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller or PLC, or just about any other PLC controlled mechanical equipment you run into in the field with a PLC can cause some initial anxiety, right?
Especially if you are walking up on a machine that you are unfamiliar with.
What should you do when you have ruled out all of the obvious mechanical issues and everything points to the PLC as the source of the problem?
And if you are thinking, well, I will just call the equipment manufacture, we all know that can add hours that you don't have onto your service call.
When your customer is down, the last thing they want to see you do is to sit on hold on their dime.
This episode is part of a series I am doing on PLCs that will help you avoid feeling overwhelmed when faced with needing to get a PLC-controlled machine up and running that you are not familiar with.
Let's take a few minutes today to take the first step to determine what type of PLC you are working on.
This is the first step in your PLC troubleshooting process that we will take on in this episode of the process chiller pro podcast.