What is Industrial Automation?
Industrial automation systems are systems used to control and monitor a process, machine or device in a computerized manner that usually fulfills repetitive functions or tasks. They are intended to operate automatically in order to reduce and improve human work in the industry.
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes. Human intervention is reduced by predetermining decision criteria, sub process relationships, and related actions — and embodying those predetermination in machines.Automation covers applications ranging from a household thermostat controlling a boiler, to a large industrial control system with tens of thousands of input measurements and output control signals
Benefits of An Industrial Automation System
1. Productivity. These systems make automation possible for factories and industrial processes, allowing a continuous mass production 24/7. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which improves productivity and reduces assembly times.
2. Quality. By means of adaptive control and monitoring in different stages and industrial processes, these systems are useful in eliminating human error and thus improve the quality and homogeneity of the products offered. The performance is not reduced after several hours of continuous work.
3. Greater consistency. Machines and computers work at a constant and continuous pace. Therefore, automated production processes have a longer duration, stability and solidity when managed with an automation system.
4. Flexibility. Implementing a new task in a traditional production chain involves hours or days of user training. On the other hand, with an automated system, reprogramming a robot or machine is a simple and fast process that provides greater flexibility in the production process.
5. More precise information. Automation of data collection improves accuracy and reduces costs. Such increased accuracy enables company managers to make better decisions.
6. Safety. It is safer to use robots on production lines with dangerous working conditions for humans. In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed in 1970 with the aim of improving job safety and protecting employees. Since its passage, it has promoted automation and robotics in the country’s factories and the use of automation systems.
7. Cost reduction. Although the initial investment in industrial automation systems might be rather high, implementing this technology will translate into a reduction of data analytics costs. Furthermore, thanks to this automated data analysis, the risk of machine failure and service interruptions is reduced to a minimum.
Process automation is implemented in an Industrial facility to automate various production activities by means of sensors, actuators and operation terminal/consoles.
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