This webinar is a practical guide to building industrial control panels and selecting the right mix of PLCs, PACs, HMIs, and remote I/O for everything from small machine-control panels to plant-wide supervision systems. It walks through key control panel planning considerations—choosing the devices to be controlled (switches, relays, meters, drives), layout and wiring best practices, enclosure sizing and ventilation, panel-mount cutouts and spacing, and safety-related design topics such as lockout/tagout and hazardous-environment requirements. The training then reviews ICP DAS USA controller and HMI options, including compact Touch Screen PLCs for economical operator interfaces, programmable automation controllers (PACs) that combine PC flexibility with PLC reliability, and ViewPAC platforms that integrate display, operation, and control in one unit. Finally, it covers software and system integration tools—HMIWorks for touchscreen projects, gateways for bridging Modbus RTU to Modbus TCP, and SCADA/HMI software options for multi-controller data sharing, trending, reporting, and centralized monitoring—giving engineers a clear roadmap for designing scalable, serviceable control panels.
