Introduction To Industrial

Automation

By Suyog Deepak Sawant,

Roll no.-61, T.E Electrical
 contents
 Introduction.
 Definition.
 Need of Automation.
 Role of Automation in Industry.
 Advantages.
 Disadvantages.
 Industrial Automation Tools.
 Industrial Automation Companies.
 Conclusion.
 INTRODUCTION

 Automation means:-
Automation means:
Auto = Self
And
mation = motion
Self+ Motion = Automation.
 Automation solutions are required right from Agriculture to Space Technology.
 Automation is the necessity for manufacturing industry to survive in today's
globally competitive market.
 DEFINITIONS

 Automation is a set of technologies that results in operation

of machines and systems without using significant human
intervention and achieves performance superior to manual
operation.
 NEED OF AUTOMATION
 Greater product variety.
 Complete gain control of manufacturing
process.
 Consistency in manufacturing.
 Reduced cost of quality.
 It is capable of working in difficult &
hazardous environment.
 Quick change over from one product to
another.
 Role of automation in industry

 To make profit.
 Maximum production in minimum time period.
 Reduced overall product life cycle.
 Reduced cost of production, manpower & material.
 Once design is provided, production planning & installation must be carried out.
 advantages
 Increased productivity.
 Improved quality.
 Increased consisting of output.
 Reduced human intervention.
 Works in dangerous environments.
 Reduced labour costs & expenses.
 High production rate.
 Greater product variety.
 Quick change over from one product to another.
 disadvantages
 Higher level of maintenance is needed.
 The risk includes the possibility that worker’s
will become slaves to automated machines.
 It requires high investment in general
purpose equipment.
 There is possibility of security threats.
 Automation tools
 Programmable Logic Control (PLC).
 Human Machine Interface (HMI).
 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
 Distributed Control System (DCS).
 Computer Aided Design (CAD).
 Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM).
 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).
 Artificial Neutral Network (ANN).
 Robotics.
Some of the industrial automation companies
 conclusion

Even though today’s industries are largely adopting automation to

increase their productivity, make huge profits, improve quality,
reduce costs, etc., this increase in automation certainly brings
some limitations which can be overcome by human interference
and human expertise.