Siemens expands accessibility to software-defined automation with Simatic AX

Siemens is making software-defined automation accessible to a broader range of industrial users with new enhancements to its IT-like engineering tool Simatic AX Logic Control Engineering (LCE). These include the introduction of ladder programming called XLad, the first graphical programming language in Simatic AX LCE, as well as support for the Simatic S7-1200 G2 controller generation. These updates combine operational technology (OT)-friendly programming with IT-style workflows, helping enginee