Emphasizes the Allen Bradley SLC 500 PLC, covers all three Allen Bradley PLCs (PLC 5, SLC 500, and ControlLogix); as a result, it is the most comprehensive PLC book on the market. Numerous Allen Bradley manuals are included on th enclosed CD to support PLC experiments and problems that demonstrate the use of idustrial reference material. The primary focus of this book is ladder logic programming, but chapters on switches, sensors, output actuators, process control, industrial networks, and three other PLC languages (Function Block Diagrams, Structure Text, and Sequential Function Charts) are also included. Operation and programming for two generations of Allen Bradley PLC softwarel rack/slot-based addressing in the PLC 5 and SLC 500 and tag-based addressing in ControlLogix system. Standard ladder logic building blocks are developed for PLC instructions in Chapters 4 through 11, 13, 15 and 16. Troubleshooting is integrated into each chapter. Descriptions of the five IEC 61131 programming languages with example problems for the four supported in Allen Bradley PLCs. This book describes the technology so that readers can learn PLCs with no previous experience in PLCs or discrete and analog system control.
"James A. Rehg, CMfgE," is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Altoona, where he teaches automation controls courses in the BS program in Electromechanical Engineering Technology. He earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from St. Louis University and has completed additional graduate study at Wentworth Institute, University of Missouri, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and Clemson University. Before coming to Penn State Altoona, he was the CIM coordinator and department head of CAD/CAM/Machine Tool Technology at Tri-County Technical College. Prior to that, he was the Dean of Engineering Technology and Director of Academic Computing at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. He held the position of Director of the Robotics Resource Center at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina, and was department head of Electronic Engineering Technology of Forest Park Community College in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, he was a Senior Instrumentation Engineer for Boeing in St. Louis. Professor Rehg has authored five texts on robotics and automation and has presented numerous papers on subjects related directly to training in automation and robotics. He has also been a consultant to nationally recognized corporations and many educational institutions. He has led numerous seminars and workshops in the areas of robotics and microprocessors and has developed extensive seminar training material. In addition, he has received numerous state awards for excellence in teaching and was named the outstanding instructor in the nation by the Association of Community College Trustees.
"Henry W. Kraebber, PE, CPIM," is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He has fifteen years of experience and leadership in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, and management. He has worked at the Collins Avionics and Missiles group of Rockwell International, the Plough Products Division of Schering-Plough Corporation, and Flavorite Laboratories, Inc. His work has supported the production of industrial, consumer, and military products in the food, consumer products, and electronics areas. He currently teaches courses in manufacturing operations, manufacturing quality control, and integrated systems in the Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Technology degree program. Mr. Kraebber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Engineering degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University. He is President of the CIM in Higher Education (CIM/HE) Alliance, a nonprofit corporation that supports CIM and manufacturing education. He is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). He is an active member of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and has served as President and Vice President of Education for the Wabash Valley Chapter.
