Automation is a broad term that refers to the use of logical programming commands and machines to replace most of the human activities such as decision making and manual-command response. With the rise of computers and intelligent machines, manufacturing processes have become smart, flexible, and less expensive to implement. The current modern industrial environment is largely driven by automation technologies that make it possible for manufacturers to meet the ever-changing market requirements in a profitable manner. Companies that have embraced automation experience higher productivity, profitability, operational efficiency, and competitive edge.
Manufacturing commonly applies to production where the raw material is used to produce various products at large scale. This process generally involves many steps: one product obtained from a process is used to manufacture more complex products. Conversion, packaging, batching, and assembly are all examples of manufacturing processes.
A factory floor functions as a central site where capital, plant, and labor are concentrated to produce small or large batches of goods. Most of the modern factories implement innovative machinery to run their manufacturing-related operations: packaging, welding, material handling, quality control, measurement, metal fabrication, etc. Old factory settings where labor gather to produce goods using obsolete production tools cannot survive in this overly competitive environment. This is why automation engineering has become a single most important factor in the contemporary industrial environment.
The innovation of industrial robots, which became a part of factory floors in the 1970s, has totally reshaped and revolutionized production processes for many industries such as the automobile. Robots are high-endurance precision machines which play important role in cutting, welding, painting, inspection, assembly, and other production operations.
Automated industrial devices have the potential to achieve the level of productivity and accuracy beyond human abilities. The new generation of industrial robotics is less expensive, easy to implement and program with extended capabilities. They perform exactly the way you want them to. The advancement in computer technology and automation eng