Topic

Skills

Articles on Skills, each one built from an episode and taken further on the page.

Oct 10, 202610 min read

EP_20

How to Build a PLC Training Kit Students Learn From: Real Terminals, Real E-Stops

A PLC training kit should teach the plant floor: real terminals, 24 V DC for students, and no fake E-stops. Here is the layout I would build.

Oct 10, 202610 min read

EP_19

The HMI SCADA platform to learn in 2026 is the one your plants run. Start free on Ignition, then put your hours into the backend that transfers.