Can automation make a production system safer? The answer is yes and no. On one hand, when a process is operated in a consistent, reliable and predictable manner (as enabled by automation), it allows human operators to think more as opposed to continuously acting. This makes them less likely to rush through decisions and responses, […]
The field of automation covers multiple disciplines with mechanical engineering, electrotechnology and information technology as the main ones. Automation can be completely virtual or it can require electromechanical components to function. Automation can be very complex and extensive but in most cases it has a simple basis. In this article, we provide an overview of automation […]
Production Automation, as we know it, dates back to Industrial Revolution. In 1722 ‘’the mother of machine tools’’ – the lathe – comes into existence and later on inspires the invention of all subsequent tools opening the whole new set of possibilities to industrial capitalists. In the 18th century having accumulated wealth and having turned […]