Marshall, J. (2011, June), Programmable Logic Controllers: An Economical Method for Keeping This Important Curriculum Current   Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18631

\bibitem{asee_peer_18631}
  Marshall, J. (2011, June), \emph{Programmable Logic Controllers: An Economical Method for Keeping This Important Curriculum Current }
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18631

John Marshall.  "Programmable Logic Controllers: An Economical Method for Keeping This Important Curriculum Current ".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18631 Internet.  09 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_18631}
  John Marshall.
  "Programmable Logic Controllers: An Economical Method for Keeping This Important Curriculum Current ".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18631 Internet.  09 Jan, 2025

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