Introduction to Automation

INTRODUCTION: Automation is a technology concerned with the application of mechanical, electronic and computer-based systems to operate and control production.

This technology includes:

• Automatic Machine tools to process parts
• Automatic assembly machines
• Industrial robots
• Automatic material handling and storage systems
• Automatic inspection systems for quality control
• Feedback control and computer process control
• Computer systems for planning, data collection and decision making to support manufacturing activities.

The scope of this text will be limited to primarily to automated systems used in discrete-product manufacturing. Examples of industries using these types of systems include: metalworking, electronics, automotive, appliances, aircraft, and many others.

 

 

Source:

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

NISTE

Ministry of Education

Government of Pakistan

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