Automation Engineers Control the World
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| Audience/Grade: | 6th Grade - High School Senior |
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Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Electrical Engineering |
| Learning Resource Type: | Reference - Article/Document |
| Author(s): | JETS - Junior Engineering Technical Society |
| Description: | Feature article in the September 2007 edition of JET's Pre-Engineering Times. The article begins: "Virtually everything—from raw materials to the finished goods we see in stores-depends on automation of one sort or another. Not only does automation control most industrial production, but it is also critical in areas where it is normally not expected. For example, food processing, automotive manufacturing, steel production, power generation, water treatment plants, environmental protection, traffic engineering, agriculture, building engineering, medical engineering, and even trade all depend on automation. Even organic farming is dependent on automation because the diesel fuel needed to run tractors is refined in plants using automation. Virtually all manufacturing and industrial processes today rely on a series of complex operations, which are regulated using various instruments and control devices. Often these systems are automated using instruments and control devices with programmed responses or actions. Automation and control work together to ensure the highest and most consistent quality from manufactured products. That's why you expect every tube of toothpaste and every light bulb to be of consistent high quality. It's also why you expect your telephone to work and water to be there when you turn on the faucet. Automation engineering is a cross-section discipline that requires knowledge in hardware and software development and their applications as well as process knowledge. Most automation engineers enter the field with a degree in electrical or chemical engineering. Today an automation engineer must combine the knowledge of a computer scientist, a hardware developer, a control engineer, a motive power engineer, and a communication engineer and possibly, a chemical engineer. " |
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Pre-Engineering Times Newsletter by JETS - the Junior Engineering Technical Society |
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| Use of Resource: | Interesting article for budding automation, manufacturing or industrial engineers. |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Interactivity Level: | Very Low |
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| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Platform/Format: | WWW |
| Cost: | Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.jets.org/newsletter/0907/feature.htm |
| Metadata: | IEEE LOM Record |
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