Advances in Automation

IntroductionIntroduction

Automation is Automation is automatic machines automatic machines for example robotsfor example robots

Industrial robots Industrial robots The parts of the robotThe parts of the robot Programming of a Programming of a

robotrobot

Where they are used, why?Where they are used, why?

They are familiar They are familiar entities in Chemical entities in Chemical processing plants, processing plants, automobile assembly automobile assembly lines, and electronics lines, and electronics manufacturing manufacturing facilitiesfacilities

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Industrial RobotsIndustrial Robots

Industrial Robots are Industrial Robots are a critical component a critical component of factory automation. of factory automation. Very few of them bear Very few of them bear any resemblance to any resemblance to the humanlike android the humanlike android pictured in science pictured in science fiction moviesfiction movies

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What people think of as robots

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MainBody/PartsMainBody/Parts

Regardless of their Regardless of their size or function, size or function, industirial robots have industirial robots have three main parts. The three main parts. The main body of the main body of the robot is called the robot is called the manipulatormanipulator

End Effector/Parts End Effector/Parts

The second essential The second essential part of the robot an part of the robot an end effector. This is end effector. This is the fripper, welding the fripper, welding gun, or other tool gun, or other tool allowing the arms to allowing the arms to excute assigned excute assigned tasks. Grippers are tasks. Grippers are normally custom-normally custom-made.made.

Controler/PartsControler/Parts

The third essential The third essential part of a robot, the part of a robot, the controller, is the controller, is the program and program and computer used to computer used to activate the robot, activate the robot, guide it, and direct its guide it, and direct its movements.movements.

Off-line ProgrammingOff-line Programming

Off-line programming Off-line programming is when an operator is when an operator writs a new program writs a new program at a terminal. Offline at a terminal. Offline programs can be programs can be written without written without interrupting interrupting production.production.

ConclusionConclusion

So robots are an important part of society So robots are an important part of society they are aoutomated machines, most of they are aoutomated machines, most of the are industrial robots which are made the are industrial robots which are made up of 4 main parts, Automation is up of 4 main parts, Automation is automatic machines, industrial robots the automatic machines, industrial robots the parts of a robot, and the programing of the parts of a robot, and the programing of the robot.robot.

Work citedWork cited

Information from:Contemporary TechnologyInnovations, Issues, and Perspectivesby Linda Rae Market and Patricia Ryaby Backerpublished in 2003 pg. #’s 199-204