Advancements of Industrial Machine Automation
In today’s modern and digital world, automation in technology has become a central, crucial element to almost all manufacturing processes. Since the Industrial Revolution, automation has been the driving force behind manufacturing. With more and more sophisticated machines and automation technology, it can be hard to keep up with the changing times. To learn more about recent advancements in industrial automation technology, keep reading.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Cloud Based Data Storage
- 3D Printing Components
- Nanomanufacturing Technology
- Process Control Tools
- Invest with Air & Hydraulic Equipment Inc.
Cloud Based Data Storage
In the last few years, we have begun to see more and more people and businesses move and store their data on “the cloud” As one of the greatest advances in automation within the industrial industry as well, cloud based data storage allows industrial businesses to store all data wirelessly.
With these solutions, many machines can automatically upload data, ensuring that all information is backed up over a wireless network. As an extra precaution, all data is 100% safe and accessible from any computer in the event of a system wide crash. That includes anything from private customer information to daily machinery patterns and schedules as well.
3D Printing Components
Manufacturing and automation have also recently been transformed by 3D printing. Although this technology has been around since the 1980s, the machines and the process were too large and slow to be widely adopted. Nevertheless, 3D printers have developed to the point where they are being used for producing finished parts today. Today’s machines are capable of improved accuracy and can handle larger batches and larger sizes. Due to these features, they have been incorporated into many industries, including industrial facilities around the world.
There are many advantages to automated 3D printing. Manufacturing complex, highly customized, and highly efficient designs is more affordable thanks to 3D printing. Their lightweight, stronger, and easier to assemble designs can make for lighter, stronger, and more efficient components. In some instances, a single machine can handle a number of product lines, containing as little or as large of quantities as you need. Moreover, 3D printers provide point-of-consumption printing and assembly printing. This essentially means that these machines present a lower barrier of entry to manufacturing, thus opening up a number of new supply chain or retail opportunities.
Nanomanufacturing Technology
Nanomanufacturing is another recent automation technology advancement! This micro-technology manufactures material on a molecular or even atomic level to assist in machine efficiency. Nanomanufacturing is expected to play a much larger role in the future, assisting in the production of items such as high-efficiency solar cells and batteries.
Biosystem-based industries prove to be the most promising application of nanomanufacturing. However, these technologies can be used for a plethora of other industrial scenarios. It is likely that future generations of electronics and computing devices will heavily depend on nonmanufacturing.
Process Control Tools
Recent years have seen not only an increase in automation, but an increase in sophistication of these processes as well. In order to guide increasingly nimble machines, industrial robots now have additional sensors, measurement, and process control transmitters.
With these advanced process control transmitters, your systems can provide any necessary information to manage the operation of your facility as a whole. Through advanced sensors and measurement tools, these process control technologies make it easier and more reliable to allow machines to operate without personnel and track the progress of productivity, shipping and more.
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