{"id":1093,"date":"2017-10-17T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T17:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rccostello.com\/wordpress\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:12:27","slug":"remote-access-modular-plant-plcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rccostello.com\/wordpress\/modular-plants\/remote-access-modular-plant-plcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Access of Your Modular Process Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Industrial automation with PLCs is no longer limited by the walls of a production facility. More and more automation is being handled via remote communication, whether it\u2019s from the office or from the comfort of your own home. Today\u2019s PLCs give you the ability to access your modular plant control system to handle such tasks as monitoring via a website to determine the condition of a process or check other statistics. With the latest PLC technology, almost anything that can be accomplished next to the process can be accomplished wherever there is an internet connection.<\/p>\n

Remote monitoring and control of equipment used within chemical, oil and gas industries is crucial for site managers, both from a commercial and safety aspect.<\/p>\n

Often in developing countries, local stand-alone power systems are often more cost-effective than large utility grid extensions.<\/p>\n

Various combinations of wind turbine generators, solar arrays, diesel gensets, and backup power batteries, means hybrid power systems present a more energy\/cost efficient solution to diesel-only systems.  These hybrid systems can be monitored from your iPad.<\/p>\n

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