All You Need to Know About Industrial Automation and Robotics

Many industries today use industrial automation and robotics to reduce labor costs, improve productivity and speed, increase efficiency, and enhance the quality of products and services. Automated industrial applications are not limited to factory production lines alone; they also extend to space exploration and medical surgery. In the past, these systems were designed chiefly for productivity (since they don't require rest as human employees do). But now, manufacturers are aiming for improved quality and flexibility in production. As technology advances, automated systems are becoming more complex, incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Having said this, it is important to note that robotics and automation don’t mean the same thing. Automation means using machines, computer software, and other technologies to do tasks what would otherwise be performed by a human. Industrial automation controls physical processes with control systems and machines to automate industrial tasks. Robots are necessary to perform physical tasks, but some may require non-robotic machines for CNC machining and other purposes.

Industrial automation and robotics can go together. They overlap in areas such as vehicle manufacturing assembly lines where robots are used for automating physical tasks. However, not every form of automation requires physical robots, and not all areas of robotics are related to automation.

Robotics is an area of engineering that applies multiple disciplines to design, create, use, and program robots, which are programmable machines that use actuators and sensors to interact with a physical environment and act semi-autonomously or autonomously. Robots can be reprogrammed, so they are more flexible than machines that can perform only a single function.

Modern applications

Today’s industrial automation and robotics include distributed control and data acquisition systems, programmable logic controllers, and supervisory controls. They are predictable and consistent, making them suitable for processing paper, chemicals, oil, gas, pulp, and other raw materials. Industry 4.0 capabilities further enhance these systems, which can be useful when accessing peripheral data to optimize operations based on real-time data.

A growing industry

Industrial automation and robotics are thriving with newer developments such as robot vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. You can automate process organization and programming to allow humans to focus on other tasks, such as adding value through enhanced product designs.

Benefits to you

Combining industrial automation and robotics can increase safety, quality, and productivity while reducing operating costs. These highly flexible technologies are configurable for your daily operations for enhanced data collection and accuracy.

About The Company:

Cybernetik is an Indian industrial automation company that blends experience with innovation to design, build, and install end-to-end, customized automation solutions for the Food, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Manufacturing industries across the world. With 30+ years of experience and counting, we deliver value through customized, turnkey automation solutions with best-in-class productivity, safety, sustainability, efficiency, and ergonomics.

Cybernetik Technologies offers process automation, material handling systems, turnkey integrated solutions & documentation & compliance consultation. We also provide industrial automation to manufacturing companies