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Industrial hardware is expensive. A single PLC rack can cost thousands of dollars. High-quality machine simulators are often open-source or available for a fraction of the cost of physical hardware, making them accessible to everyone.
Before cutting a single piece of metal or running a single wire, engineers can simulate the entire logic of a machine. This allows for the identification of logic errors and design flaws early in the development cycle.