Schneider Electric celebrates 50 years of Modicon

Schneider Electric has announced that it has celebrated the completion of 50 years of its first programmable logic controller (PLC) Modicon in 2019. Modicon - which denotes Modular Digital Control, offers massive profitability enhancement for customers in terms of abridged time to market and production downtime. The remarkable success of the device led to the rise of global industry, boosting its expansion considerably during the last three decades.

Speaking on the landmark accomplished, Meenu Singhal, Vice President-Industrial Automation Business, Schneider Electric India, said- "Schneider Electric strongly believes in achieving excellence through constant innovation to enable customers achieve operational efficiency. In the past 50 years, Modicon has constantly evolved to make domestic manufacturing more competitive. Today, Modicon systems have future ready Cyber Security embedded in processors, easy to engineer and program for most complex and Critical application needs"

Today, Modicon completes 50 years of existence offering a complete line of innovative PLCs and PACs. In the coming years, more future-ready innovations can be anticipated to persist augmenting the manufacturing processes of Industry 4.0, concurrently scaling new heights in smart manufacturing as Modicon completes 50 years of its innovative existence.