
Damon Purvis
Damon Purvis is the PLC Product Manager at AutomationDirect.com. He has over 22 years of industrial automation experience. Previous roles have included designing and deploying automated solutions in a variety of industries, and managing product development of manufacturing data management and business intelligence applications.
Articles
Cybersecurity
January 27, 2022
Cybersecurity-centered systems and fundamentals
For modern industrial control systems (ICSs), cybersecurity involves technologies and user best practices. Four cybersecurity fundamentals are highlighted.
By Damon Purvis
Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
August 9, 2021
PLCs improve predictive maintenance
Pulling vital information from field devices and transmitting it to the enterprise boosts maintenance practices.
By Damon Purvis