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    One-on-one interview with Dick Morley

    July 23, 2015
    The father of the PLC shares his views on the evolving plant.

    Dick Morley is considered by many to be the father of the programmable logic controller (PLC). His involvement with the creation of the first Modicon PLC for General Motors in 1968 was a historic step in the development of industrial controls.

    Watch Dick Morley shares his thoughts on machine communication and the IIoT

    Watch Dick Morley shares his thoughts on PC control.

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