An aspect, that has long since been addressed in design theory, which is how the office automation has impacted on the structure of organisation, now found its way into the social and cultural theory. In the past recent years, computer based technology has become a dominant element in office environments. The aim of technology is not to improve the efficiency in current office works, but to alter the structure of office work. The increase of using automated work system has caused different issues
CHAPTER 2 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION 2.1 INTRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Automation is encompassing virtually every walk of Life. Automation solutions are required right from agriculture to space technology. Plant Automation is the necessity for the manufacturing industry to survive in today’s globally competitive market. 2.1.1 INVENTION OF AUTOMATION In 1935, Delmar S. Harder from GM invented the term ‘Automation’. After World War II, in 1946, he was working for Ford and found the requirement
globalization. Swift developments in technology, increasing affordability and awareness have made manufacturing field a prime candidature for automation. High level of automation may not be necessary at all the places. However, It is a lovely scene to watch robot assembling the wind shield on cars one after the other with out breaks, an enclosed sophisticated caged automation producing medical vials at extremely high output rates, a line of engine assembly producing engines after engines with envied precision
Automation Technology for Food Processing and Manufacture Industrial manufacturing technology is constantly changing. In the 1700's, we first really saw the concept of "specialization of labor" in which an individual specialized in one aspect of an item's production. With the Industrial Revolution the 1800's, people began using machines to do their work for them. Through the 1900's to today, we are seeing electronics make even more sophisticated machines possible. It seems with each new
a step further and automation was born. Automation is automatic operation and control of machinery that can carry out decisions without human intervention (Plotkin, 2009). As it is to expect, automation has its conveniences and its downfalls. This form of manufacturing can result in employment problems for society because human labor is not required. However, with the replacement of human workers by technology, higher quality products can be made at a cheaper cost ("Automation," 2010). Therefore
Industrial Robots and Manufacturing Automation Abstract Automation started out as an assembly line of workers doing the same repetitive task all day long. Some of the jobs were very boring, dirty, unpleasant, and possibly dangerous. After the introduction of the first robot in 1961, automation began to advance in ways people could only imagine. Each of the six basic styles of robot used in industry today were designed with different applications in mind. Some of the robots were designed
Sales Force Automation Sales Force Automation is a relatively new technology that uses computer software or web-based systems to help handle the responsibilities of the sales force such as ordering, control of inventory and customer relations. In fact, sales force automation and customer relationship management are terms that are used often with little or no distinction between the two. Using sales force automation can be a great asset to a company if it is managed correctly and executives
training is required for a person to operate the subject automatic equipment. For example: Earth excavator, Sewing machine, concrete mixer, Computer, Typewriter, Food processor, photo copying, machine tools etc. Difference between mechanization and Automation- Mechanization can be defined as using some form of machine comprising various mechanical elements arranged in a designed manner to perform certain function to produce desired effect. In mechanization the input energy is converted to perform some
Since early 2003 the Electrical Inspectorate has been working to raise public awareness of Residual Current Devices (RCDs), with the aim of eventually enforcing the use of these devices as recommended by the standard adopted by the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards for wiring of buildings SLNS/BS 7671: 2001- Requirements for Electrical Installations ¡V IEE Wiring Regulations ¡V Sixteenth Edition. These Regulations though only recently adopted by the Bureau of Standards is the Regulations referred to
Brief History of Library Automation: 1930-1996 An automated library is one where a computer system is used to manage one or several of the library's key functions such as acquisitions, serials control, cataloging, circulation and the public access catalog. When exploring the history of library automation, it is possible to return to past centuries when visionaries well before the computer age created devices to assist with their book lending systems. Even as far back as 1588, the invention of the