Automation engineering
Automation engineering is the provision of automated solutions to physical activities and industries.[1]
Automation engineer
[edit]Automation engineers are experts who have the knowledge and ability to design, create, develop and manage machines and systems, for example, factory automation, process automation and warehouse automation.[2] Automation technicians are also involved.
Scope
[edit]Automation engineering is the integration of standard engineering fields. Automatic control of various control systems for operating various systems or machines to reduce human efforts & time to increase accuracy. Automation engineers design and service electromechanical devices and systems for high-speed robotics and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).[3]
Work and career after graduation
[edit]Graduates can work for both government and private sector entities such as industrial production, companies that create and use automation systems, for example the paper industry, automotive industry, metallurgical industry, food and agricultural industry, water treatment, and oil & gas sectors such as refineries, rolling mills and power plants.[4]
Job Description
[edit]Automation engineers can design, program, simulate and test automated machinery and processes, and are usually employed in industries such as the energy sector in plants, car manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, and robots.[5] Automation engineers are responsible for creating detailed design specifications and other documents, developing automation based on specific requirements for the process involved, and conforming to international standards like IEC-61508, local standards, and other process specific guidelines and specifications, simulate, test and commission electronic equipment for automation.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) summer school. Curtin Research Publications, 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Jianhua, Zhang (2017). Mechatronics And Automation Engineering - Proceedings Of The 2016 International Conference (Icmae2016). World Scientific. ISBN 9789813208544. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Caldwell, Darwin. Robotics and Automation in the Food Industry - 1st Edition. Woodhead Publishing 2012. ISBN 9781845698010
- ^ "About Us | Indramat USA". indramat-usa.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "What is industry 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution? | McKinsey". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ Zhang, Jianhua (2017). Mechatronics and Automation Engineering: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering ICiMAE 2016, Xiamen, China, 22-24 April 2016. World Scientific. ISBN 9789813208537. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ O'Dell, Thomas H. Circuits for Electronic Instrumentation. Cambridge University Press 1 Edition, 2005.