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1. Industrial Automation Industrial Automation Introduction This time is of automation i.e. all things are automatic and should be automatic. Now a day each and every industrial automation technology is growing. Some processes have been completely automated. What is automation?  Automation is the use of various control systems for operating equipment such as machinery, processes in factories, boilers and heat treating ovens, switching on telephone networks, aircraft and other applications and vehicles with minimal or reduced human intervention.  The control action from the controller is independent of the "process output" (or "controlled process variable").  A good example of this is a central heating boiler controlled only by a timer. Advantages and disadvantages of automation Advantages  Improved quality or increased predictability of quality.  Improved robustness (consistency), of processes or product.  Increased consistency of output.  Reduced direct human labor costs and expenses. Disadvantages Security Threats/Vulnerability: An automated system may have a limited level of intelligence, and is therefore more susceptible to committing errors outside of its immediate scope of knowledge.

2. High initial cost: The automation of a new product or plant typically requires a very large initial investment in comparison with the unit cost of the product, although the cost of automation may be spread among many products and over time. Technologies comes in:  PLC  SCADA  HMI  SENSORS  Control Hardware  Hydraulics  Pneumatic and Robotic technologies