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How vPLCs Are Changing Industrial Control Systems
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Fusion42 · 13 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Virtual PLCs (vPLCs) are transforming industrial automation by decoupling control logic from proprietary hardware, enabling software-defined automation that runs on standard computing equipment. This shift eliminates vendor lock-in, improves scalability, and facilitates integration with enterprise data platforms through virtualization technologies including hypervisors and containerization.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial Automation and Cloud Infrastructure.
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Virtual PLCs remove your dependency on proprietary hardware and open automation to flexible, scalable software solutions on commodity servers. You can now pursue modular production upgrades without getting tied to one vendor’s ecosystem.
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