Industrial Automation is the use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step beyond mechanization. Whereas mechanization provided human operators with machinery to assist them with the muscular requirements of work, automation greatly decreases the need for human sensory and mental requirements as well. Automation plays an increasingly important role in the world economy and in daily experience.
Automation has had a notable impact in a wide range of industries beyond manufacturing (where it began). Once-ubiquitous telephone operators have been replaced largely by automated telephone switchboards and answering machines. Medical processes such as primary screening in electrocardiography or radiography and laboratory analysis of human genes, sera, cells, and tissues are carried out at much greater speed and accuracy by automated systems. Automated teller machines have reduced the need for bank visits to obtain cash and carry out transactions. In general, automation has been responsible for the shift in the world economy from industrial jobs to service jobs in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Engineers now can have numerical control over automated devices. The result has been a rapidly expanding range of applications and human activities. Computer-aided technologies (or CAx) now serve the basis for mathematical and organizational tools used to create complex systems. Notable examples of CAx include Computer-aided design (CAD software) and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM software). The improved design, analysis, and manufacture of products enabled by CAx have been beneficial for industry.
Information technology, together with industrial machinery and processes, can assist in the design, implementation, and monitoring of control systems. One example of an industrial control system is a programmable logic controller (PLC). PLCs are specialized hardened computers which are frequently used to synchronize the flow of inputs from (physical) sensors and events with the flow of outputs to actuators and events.
Human-machine interfaces (HMI) or computer human interfaces (CHI), formerly known as man-machine interfaces, are usually employed to communicate with PLCs and other computers. Service personnel who monitor and control through HMIs can be called by different names. In industrial process and manufacturing environments, they are called operators or something similar. In boiler houses and central utilities departments they are called stationary engineers.
Different types of automation tools exist:
* ANN - Artificial neural network
* DCS - Distributed Control System
* HMI - Human Machine Interface
* SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
* PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
* PAC - Programmable automation controller
* Instrumentation
* Motion control
* Robotics.
Advantages
The main advantages of automation are:
* Replacing human operators in tasks that involve hard physical or monotonous work
* Replacing humans in tasks done in dangerous environments (i.e. fire, space, volcanoes, nuclear facilities, underwater, etc.)
* Performing tasks that are beyond human capabilities of size, weight, speed, endurance, etc.
* Economy improvement. Automation may improve in economy of enterprises, society or most of humanity. For example, when an enterprise invests in automation, technology recovers its investment; or when a state or country increases its income due to automation like Germany or Japan in the 20th Century.
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Home Appliance Mould Industry
Home Appliance Mould Industry
“Mould is the foundation of all Products.” reiterated to the media by WU Bingshu, the secretary-general of the China Die & Mould Industry Association. At present, electronics, automotive, electric machine, electrical appliance, instrument, home appliance, communication, military work and other products,60%-80% of the parts, must rely on moulding. With the mold forming the product has shown high accuracy, high complexity, high consistency, high productivity and low consumption, which is the other manufacturing methods can not match. Mould determines the quality of product, efficiency and development capability in a large extent.
Nowadays, China is the world’s largest producer of home appliance, and the production scale continues expending. It brings huge demand of raw materials in home appliance industry. According to the data announced by China Electrical Home Appliance Association, the major home appliance product cost more than 5.7 million tons of steel. The amount of nonferrous metal and engineering plastic is more than 1 million tons individually. So the demand of machine and mould is huge at the same time. For home appliance industry, manufacturing a refrigerator need 150-200 set of mould, an air conditioner need about 50 sets, a washing machine require about 60 sets.
With the upgrading of Chinese home appliance industry, home appliance mould industry also accelerated the pace of technological upgrading. Only with high technology, the home appliance mould producers can make high-tech high-end mould, and win the market, grasp the initiative of the market, enhance the capability of independent innovation. SINO MOULD, a world famous plastic mould manufacturer, supplies various of home appliance mould, such as refrigerator mould, washing machine mould, air conditioner mould, TV mould, microwave mould, rice cooker mould, iron mould, fan mould and so on. It plays an important role in the development of home appliance industry.
(edit by SINO MOULD market02@sinogroupe.com )
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“Mould is the foundation of all Products.” reiterated to the media by WU Bingshu, the secretary-general of the China Die & Mould Industry Association. At present, electronics, automotive, electric machine, electrical appliance, instrument, home appliance, communication, military work and other products,60%-80% of the parts, must rely on moulding. With the mold forming the product has shown high accuracy, high complexity, high consistency, high productivity and low consumption, which is the other manufacturing methods can not match. Mould determines the quality of product, efficiency and development capability in a large extent.
Nowadays, China is the world’s largest producer of home appliance, and the production scale continues expending. It brings huge demand of raw materials in home appliance industry. According to the data announced by China Electrical Home Appliance Association, the major home appliance product cost more than 5.7 million tons of steel. The amount of nonferrous metal and engineering plastic is more than 1 million tons individually. So the demand of machine and mould is huge at the same time. For home appliance industry, manufacturing a refrigerator need 150-200 set of mould, an air conditioner need about 50 sets, a washing machine require about 60 sets.
With the upgrading of Chinese home appliance industry, home appliance mould industry also accelerated the pace of technological upgrading. Only with high technology, the home appliance mould producers can make high-tech high-end mould, and win the market, grasp the initiative of the market, enhance the capability of independent innovation. SINO MOULD, a world famous plastic mould manufacturer, supplies various of home appliance mould, such as refrigerator mould, washing machine mould, air conditioner mould, TV mould, microwave mould, rice cooker mould, iron mould, fan mould and so on. It plays an important role in the development of home appliance industry.
(edit by SINO MOULD market02@sinogroupe.com )
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Industrial Strainers
Industrial Strainers are named after their shape & normally used for coarse filtration. But with giant filtration area can be used with fine mesh also. Body of Y tee & conical strainer is normally of forged iron or cast steel in various grades with flanged & socket weld type end connection. Fabricated Y tee type & conical strainers are also accessible. Tee strainer is fabricated from pipes & plates or standard equal tee & flange. Y tee type & conical strainer elements are made of stainless steel perforated sheet or wire mesh supported by perforated sheet. In tee type Industrial Strainers lots of times a structural skeleton made of flats & round bar is used to support the wire mesh. Conical strainer installed in housing is usually used on suction side & named as suction strainers also. Low-pressure drop, compact size, robust design & ease of maintenance are some special features of these types of Industrial Strainers. Basket strainer is manufactured in simplex and duplex type construction with suitable material. Duplex Basket Filter provides ease of cleaning the element without interruption of the routine. six simplex basket strainer connected with a pair of four way ball valve with a common single handle makes a this type of Industrial Strainers. By rotating this common handle flow is diverted from strainer in operation to the standby idle strainer. The clogged filter element can be cleaned and made prepared for next adapt over. Simplex/ Duplex type strainers are available in fabricated and cast construction. Simplex type Industrial Strainers in cast construction are called pot strainers or bucket strainer. Industrial Strainers are manufactured up to diameter of 48 NB size and filtration down up to 5 micron. Low press drop, giant dirt holding capacity, ease & low cost of maintenance are some special features of Glandofilters. Self cleaning strainers are available in some standard models to pick from for different flow rates. They are also designed & fabricated as per requirement. Size manufactured is up to 6 NB & below & filtration achieved is down to 40 micron.
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