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Group 5 Automation

Automation deals with creating technologies to speed up production with minimal human involvement. There are three main types of automation: fixed automation uses dedicated equipment for repetitive tasks; programmable automation can reprogram control instructions for different product batches; and flexible automation allows for quick product changeovers through a reconfigurable conveyance system and control program. Flexible automation is highly effective for manufacturing multiple products.

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Group 5 Automation

Automation deals with creating technologies to speed up production with minimal human involvement. There are three main types of automation: fixed automation uses dedicated equipment for repetitive tasks; programmable automation can reprogram control instructions for different product batches; and flexible automation allows for quick product changeovers through a reconfigurable conveyance system and control program. Flexible automation is highly effective for manufacturing multiple products.

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AUTOMATION GENERAL AND SPECIFIC

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WHAT IS AUTOMATION?
As automation deals with the process of creating
technologies to speed up the delivery of
goods/services with a minimum human touch.
Industrial Automation handles control systems
and machines to manufacture faster with the help
of robots that can replace a human beings.
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF
AUTOMATION
01
FIXED AUTOMATION
Its a fixed or rigid type
of automation.

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Programmable Automation
Has a changeable
control program.

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Flexible Automation
Flexibility for product
changeovers.
FIXED AUTOMATION
Rigid Processes
The sequence of processing operations is
fixed by the equipment configuration.

Repetitive Task
This form of automation is often used to execute repetitive
tasks with dedicated equipment in order to improve
production efficiency and throughput rates.
Unable To Modify
Once a fixed automation solution is setup, it is challenging
to modify the process or reconfigure the equipment.

Example:
Examples of fixed automation are assembly lines in the
automotive industry.
PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION
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This type of automation is best for
batches of products where the
instructions for the automated system
change over time depending on
which product is being
manufactured.

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The control program can be
reprogrammed for each batch with
the given specifications and the
necessary processing tasks and
sequencing.
Time Saving Reprogrammable
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This is often used for medium
Flexibility Reconfiguration volumes but can also be used for low
or high volumes when economics are
justified. Industrial robots are one of
the example.
FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION

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Soft Automation Conveyance Time Saving Applications


Changeovers are Eliminates the time
Highly effective for CNC machines are an
conveyed via control required to reconfigure
multiple product example of flexible
system & occur quickly the equipment in between
changeovers automation.
and automatically batches.
THANK YOU

AKASH SOMAN

ISHFAQ S I

ARYA NAIR S I

MARIYA ROY

SHARUKH J

UNNIKRISHNAN J

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