System for automating the control and regulation of machines and systems in the plastics industry

A system for automating open-loop control functions and closed-loop regulation functions of plastics-processing machines and systems, comprising:

• a user platform comprising at least one input device, at least one monitor, and a local bus;
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• at least one programmable logic controller for implementing at least one of the control or regulation functions of the machines or systems, said programmable logic controller comprising:
• digital technology blocks, which simulate application-specific electric circuit details and which are used to implement, in modular fashion as function modules, the control or regulation functions that are necessary for a specific application, said technology blocks being connected to one another and to said user platform via data interfaces, and said technology blocks comprising:
• a plurality of organization modules, some of which are organization modules for the function modules, some of which are organization modules for sub-modules for the function modules, and some of which are organization modules for organization blocks of the function modules.