Machines and their technologies are developing relentlessly in tandem with Human’s thoughts. Nowadays, from the basic needs of individuals such as food, cloth & home to social needs such as medicine, education, safety, entertainment, etc., are being scrutinized by science and science is continuously evolving in various disciplines to fulfil their needs. In these various disciplines, Automation technology plays an important role.
Automation technology helps to create Machines with their own decision-making skills to act without or with minimal help from the Humans. These types of Machines are called Automatic machines. (Ex. Robots). Automation technology can be found anywhere, from the Electric lift of a house to the Satellite which is traveling to Mars.
Benefits of Automation Technology in Industries:
The following benefits can be achieved by implementing the Automation technology in factories or process industries.
- Increases the precision and quantity of the products.
- Carry out tasks where Man cannot work or even enter.
- Prevents faults caused by human error or by a faulty machine.
- Rises warning or Alarm in emergency situations.
- Reduces Man’s workload.
In industries, there are different controllers such as Programmable Logic Controllers, Distributed Control System, or Embedded Control system these are being used to implement automation technology. Although these controllers having the same basic working principles, they are different in many ways. Among these controllers, we are going to see more about Programmable Logic Controller or PLC in upcoming posts.
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