When you think about automation what do you think about?
A review of the many areas where automation technology is developing…
Your mindset and what the dominant industry is where you live will greatly affect how you view automation. Automation comes in many forms, maybe some you didn’t know about.
Automation and Automation Technology are such generalized terms that are loosely used describe many different technologies. The one thing they have in common is that they are used to take over tasks that were previous accomplished by people. This could be anything from applying coatings to gathering data and completing paperwork.
Automation Technology – technology that involves automating physical processes is generally called physical automation, machine automation, or motion control.
Mostly this focuses on the automation of repetitive physical tasks… Whether simple or complex
Specifically, that refers to design, control, and implementation of: collaborative robots, industrial robots, CNC machines, machines of custom design, motion controllers, PLC units (programmable logic control), human machine interfaces (HMI), and others.
That’s exactly what our company, Automation Experts does.
Often these moving machines that we make or control will need to interface with flow control devices such as valves, fans, pumps, compressors, and other items. This area of expertise is a completely different set of skills.
This type of automation is most often referred to as process automation or automatic process control. It is a very common field in the engineering of processing plants for food or hydrocarbon products. It is also common in the oil and gas industry.
Another field that is rapidly growing is Business Automation. It is also called business process automation (BPA), Robotic Process Automation, Software Automation, or Digital Transformation. This type of automation mostly deals with information and paper. Typical use cases are employee onboarding, document approval processes, filling out forms, gathering data, compiling data, completing background research, quotes and estimation, and many other tasks that computers and programs can complete much faster than people.
So, I hope this gives you a bit more insight into the many facets of automation.
If you have an idea of a repetitive physical process that you might want to automate, get in touch with us and we can help you determine what return on investment would bring to your company and if its even feasible.
Again, I’m Stephen Bruce Wong and thanks for watching.
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