INDUSTRIAL
AUTOMATION
ENGINEER TRAINING
INTRODUCTION
Automation is encompassing virtually every walk of life.
Automation solutions are required right from agricultural to space
technology.
Plant Automation is the necessity for the manufacturing industry to
survive in today's globally competitive market
WHAT IS AUTOMATION?
Automation is basically the delegation of human control function to
technical equipment for:
➤Increasing Productivity
➤Increasing QualityReducing Cost
➤Increasing Safety in working conditions
USE OF AUTOMATION
TYPES OF AUTOMATION
Building automation
Example: lifts, smoke detectors
Office automation
Example: printers, cctv cameras
Scientific automation
Example: rocket launching
Light automation
Example: street solar lightening
Industrial automation
Example: automated bottle filling stations, steelfactories etc
SCADA
• Stands for Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition Software.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System refers to a
system that enables an electric utility to monitor, coordinate,
control and operate distribution components and devices in a real-
time mode from remote locations with acquisition of data for
analysis and planning, from one central location
LEADING SCADA SOFTWARE
Wonderware: In Touch
Intellution: Fix DMACS
Merz: Aspic
Allen Bradley: Rsview
Siemens: WinCC
GE Fanuc : Cimplicity
KPIT: ASTRA
SCADA PROJECT EXAMPLE
PLC
A PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) is an
industrial computer used to monitor inputs, and
depending upon their state make decisions based on
its program or logic, to control (turn on/off) its outputs
to automate a machine or a process.
Programming language in plc
Ladder Logic (LAD/LD)
Structured Text (ST)
Instruction List (IL)
Sequential Function Chart (SFC)
Function Block Diagram (FBD
PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE:
Ladder Logic Program for Start/Stop of Motor
ADVANTAGES OF PLCS:
▸ Reliability.
▸ Flexibility in programming and reprogramming.
▸ Cost effective for controlling complex systems.
▸ Small physical size, shorter project time.
▸ High speed of operation.
▸ Ability to communicate with computer systems in the plant.
▸ Ease of maintenance /troubleshooting.
▸ Reduced space.
▸ Energy saving
DISADVANTAGES OF PLCS
➤PLC devices are proprietary it means that part or software
of one manufacturer can't be used in combination with parts
of another manufacturer.
➤Limited design and cost optionFixed Circuit Operations.
PLCs manufacturers offer only closed architectures
APPLICATIONS OF PLC:
Wherever automation is desired the PLCs are best suited to meet the
[Link] examples of industries where PLCs are used:
1) Robots manufacturing and control
2) Car park control
3) Train control station system
4) Food processing
5) Materials handling
6)Machine tools
7) Conveyer system etc.
ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATION
Accurate and consistent information Fast fault identification
Improved availability of system Increased production
ADVANTAGES OF AUTOMATION
Reduce cost
i Maintanance of quality and quantity
Improved safety condition
DISADVANTAGES OF
AUTOMATION
• The main disadvantages of automation are:
Technology limits: Current technology is unable to automate all the desired
tasks.
Unpredictable development costs: The research and development cost of
automating a process is difficult to predict accurately beforehand. Since this
cost can have a large impact on profitability, it's possible to finish automating a
process only to discover that there's no economic advantage in doing so.
Initial costs are relatively high: The automation of a new product required a
huge initial investment in comparison with the unit cost of the product, although
the cost of automation is spread in many product batches
APPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATION
Automated video surveillance Automated highway systems
Automated manufacturi Home automation
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