Is NI LabView suitable for use as control system
Is NI LabView suitable for use as control system
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I am considering using NI Cards and LabView as the platform for a manufacturing control system and wonder what experienced Controls & Instrumentation engineers think about this option. Its clearly cheaper than using industrial PLCs and smooths the transition from prototype to production.





RE: Is NI LabView suitable for use as control system
I'm in the process world and no one uses Windows for control; Windows is used for an HMI or SCADA platforms.
A friend in semiconductor manufacturing says that they use NI all the time for engineering and production operations. NI seems to fit well in the programmable test and measurement world.
RE: Is NI LabView suitable for use as control system
BPW363, I encourage you to go to NI's website for more information. Though I've never used them in an industrial control application, I have a colleague at another company who uses them all the time. By the way, I'm not affiliated with NI nor advocating the use of their products, I just don't like to see incorrect information given out.
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RE: Is NI LabView suitable for use as control system