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XIV International Forum Trends in Global Automation to the Year 2020. Gerald W. Cockrell CAP. Gerald W. Cockrell. Electrical Engineer with Rockwell-Collins Professor at Indiana State University President ISA (International Society of Automation 2009) CAP (Certified Automation Professional)
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XIV International ForumTrends in Global Automation to the Year 2020 Gerald W. Cockrell CAP
Gerald W. Cockrell • Electrical Engineer with Rockwell-Collins • Professor at Indiana State University • President ISA (International Society of Automation 2009) • CAP (Certified Automation Professional) • ISA Author • ISA Trainer • Automation Consultant
Seven Years to the Future • Look back seven years • Technology • Computers • Media • Phones • Transportation • Industrial
Relationship with Technology • We have a much stronger relationship with our technology today • What will it be in seven years?
Automation • Industrial • Transportation • Home • Personal
Advancements • Wireless • System Integration • Smart Devices • Artificial Intelligence
We are at a Tipping Point • With these and other advancements, what will automation look like in 2020?
My Vision • Complete Integration • On demand Manufacturing • Minimal human interaction and intervention • A process that will transverse between products with only a click…(or whatever replaces the mouse!) • Examples