Industrial automation brings together control systems, sensors, programmable controllers, robotics, machines, communication technologies, and production processes to create coordinated manufacturing environments. Understanding how these technologies interact is essential for designing, operating, and improving automated industrial systems.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENGINEERING explores the engineering principles behind control systems, sensors, robotics, programmable controllers, machine integration, and automated production.
The book examines how industrial equipment can be monitored, controlled, and coordinated through automation technologies. It considers the relationships between sensors, controllers, actuators, robotic systems, machines, and production workflows.
Key topics include:
• Fundamentals of industrial automation engineering
• Industrial control systems and automation architecture
• Sensors, measurement, and signal processing
• Programmable controllers and industrial control logic
• Actuators, motors, valves, and machine control
• Robotics and automated manufacturing applications
• Machine integration and system coordination
• Industrial communication and connected equipment
• Automated production systems
• Control system monitoring and feedback
• Production workflow automation
• Equipment reliability and maintenance considerations
• Automation system performance evaluation
• Integration of automation technologies in manufacturing
The book approaches industrial automation as an integrated engineering system in which machines, controllers, sensors, software, and production processes operate together. Readers will explore how automated systems are structured and how individual components contribute to coordinated industrial operations.
Attention is also given to machine integration, control strategies, system communication, monitoring, and production workflow coordination. These concepts help illustrate how automation technologies can be applied across different manufacturing environments.
For automation engineers, control engineers, manufacturing engineers, mechanical engineers, industrial engineers, engineering students, technicians, and professionals working with automated production systems, INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENGINEERING provides a structured foundation for understanding the technologies and engineering concepts used to develop and integrate modern industrial automation systems.