What is industrial automation? Industrial automation technology applications

What does industrial automation do?

Industrial automation refers to the use of advanced technology and equipment to conduct intelligent, digital and networked management of factories, enterprises, production processes and equipment through automation, computer technology and control engineering to improve productivity, sustainability and efficiency of the production process.

Industrial automation mainly does the following things:

1. Automated production process: Use automatic control systems to achieve equipment automation, process automation, and process optimization, so that the production process can operate automatically and improve production efficiency and quality.

2. Information management: Use information technology to conduct comprehensive digital management and digital production of the enterprise, including production planning and scheduling, resource allocation, material management, inventory management, production monitoring, etc.

3. Energy saving and environmental protection: Through automated monitoring and control of the production process, the consumption of energy and materials, the emission of pollutants and the generation of waste can be reduced.

4. Enhance the maintainability of equipment: Improve the reliability and maintainability of equipment and reduce maintenance costs and downtime through automated equipment status monitoring and prediction.

In summary, industrial automation can improve the production efficiency of enterprises, shorten the production cycle, improve product quality, reduce production costs, reduce pollution and waste generation, and provide better safety protection for enterprises. Therefore, it is widely used and promoted in industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, electric power, transportation, medicine and other industries.

Industrial Automation Technology Application

Industrial automation technology is widely used, including the following aspects:

1. Production automation: realize factory automated production, including automated control of production lines, robots and other equipment.

2. Control system automation: Use PLC, DCS and other control system automation to achieve functions such as equipment automatic control, data collection, information transmission and processing.

3. Information system integration: Use database, network communication and other technologies to integrate different devices and systems to achieve information sharing and processing.

4. Intelligent instrument automation: Use intelligent instruments, sensors and other equipment to achieve online monitoring and control of physical quantities such as temperature, pressure, and flow.

5. Robot application: Use robots to replace humans to complete repetitive and dangerous tasks, thereby improving production efficiency and quality.

6. Application of Internet of Things technology: Use Internet of Things technology to connect different devices and systems to achieve wireless communication and data exchange between devices.

7. Application of 3D printing technology: Use 3D printing technology to manufacture various parts and tools in production to improve production efficiency and quality.

8. Application of artificial intelligence technology: Use artificial intelligence technology to achieve automated control and optimization in equipment control, production process optimization, quality inspection, etc.

In short, industrial automation technology is widely used. It can effectively improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and improve product quality. It is one of the important means to achieve industrial modernization.