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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
14
Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

Questions

The following questions will help you test your understanding of this chapter. Ensure that you have read and understood the topics in this chapter before attempting these questions:

  1. _________________ is used to control machinery and equipment in an industry by using personal computers (PC), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, actuators, and other control devices to minimize the human involvement in the manufacturing or production processes.
  2. __________________ automation systems reduce the downtime that's experienced in programmable automation systems.
  3. In the hierarchy of industrial automation, the ____________________ level consists of PLCs or other form of controllers.
  4. ____________________ uses various forms of devices and control systems to operate machines and equipment that's used in manufacturing or processing plant with little human intervention.
  5. ______________________ is a set of sequential operations that's established in a factory where components are assembled to make a finished product or where materials are put through a refining process to produce an end product that is suitable for consumption.
  6. _________________, ________________________, and __________________ are the three types of industrial automation.
  7. A method of manufacturing where identical or similar style of products are produced together within a time frame is referred to as _________________.
  8. Vehicles without an on-board driver, which are used mostly to transport materials/goods in a factory or warehouse, are called ______________.
  9. In the industrial automation hierarchy, the ________________ level consists of sensors and actuators.
  10. _________________ convert electrical signals (digital or analog signals) into physical characteristics that can be in the form of motion or heat.
  11. ____________ convert physical characteristics into electrical signals (digital or analog).
  12. CNC is an acronym for _______________________.
  13. PLC is an acronym for ________________________.
  14. SCADA is an acronym for _____________________.
  15. HMI is an acronym for _______________________.