Industrial Automation

Automation is a technique that can be used to reduce costs and/or to improve quality. Automation can increase manufacturing speed, while reducing cost. Automation can lead to products having consistent quality, perhaps even consistently good quality.

Automation is a technology concerned with application of mechanical, electronic and computer-based system to operate and control system. This technology includes; Automatic assembly machines, Automation machine tools to process parts, Industrial robots, Automatic materials handling and storage system, Automatic inspection system and quality control, Feedback control and computer process control, Computer system for planning, data collection and decision making to support manufacturing activities

Examples:

• Automatic assembly machines
• Automation machine tools to process parts
• Industrial robots
• Automatic materials handling and storage system
• Automatic inspection system and
• quality control
• Feedback control and computer process control
• Computer system for planning, data collection and decision making to support manufacturing activities

What is Industrial Automation?

Industrial automation is the use of various control devices like

PC’s/PLC’s/DCS, used to have control on various operations of an

industry without significant intervention from humans and to

provide automatic control performance.

In industries, control strategies use a set of technologies which are

implemented to get the desired performance or output, making

the automation system most essential for industries.

Types of Industrial Automations

Automation systems are classified into four basic types ,based on

the flexibility and level of integration in manufacturing processes.

• Fixed Automation
• Programmable Automation
• Flexible or Soft Automation
• Integrated Automation