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Industrial Automation from Scratch

By : Olushola Akande
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Industrial Automation from Scratch

By: Olushola Akande

Overview of this book

Industrial automation has become a popular solution for various industries looking to reduce manual labor inputs and costs by automating processes. This book helps you discover the abilities necessary for excelling in this field. The book starts with the basics of industrial automation before progressing to the application of switches, sensors, actuators, and motors, and a direct on-line (DOL) starter and its components, such as circuit breakers, contactors, and overload relay. Next, you'll explore VFDs, their parameter settings, and how they can be wired and programmed for induction motor control. As you advance, you'll learn the wiring and programming of major industrial automation tools – PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA. You’ll also get to grips with process control and measurements (temperature, pressure, level, and flow), along with analog signal processing with hands-on experience in connecting a 4–20 mA transmitter to a PLC. The concluding chapters will help you grasp various industrial network protocols such as FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Modbus, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, and HART, as well as emerging trends in manufacturing (Industry 4.0) and its empowering technologies (such as IoT, AI, and robotics). By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a practical understanding of industrial automation concepts for machine automation and control.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started
8
Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA
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Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

Exploring HMI manufacturers and their programming software

Some of the popular HMI manufacturers are listed here:

  • Siemens: Siemens is a German company, one of the top companies in the automation industry, producing SIMATIC HMIs. Some of their HMI models include KTP400, KTP600, and KTP700. Their HMI programming software is WinCC.
  • Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is one of the top companies in North America. Their HMI brand is called PanelView, which includes PanelView 600, Panel View 800, and PanelView+400. The programming software for their HMIs includes RSview32 and FactoryTalk View.
  • Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is one of the top companies in Europe. Their HMI brands include Mangelis and Harmony. Their HMI programming and configuration software includes Ecostructure Operator Terminal Expert and Vijeo Designer.
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) is a division of Mitsubishi. Their line of HMIs is called Graphical...