automation engineering
{{Short description|Branch of engineering dealing with automated solutions to physical activities}}
{{confuse|Control engineering}}{{for|the software concept|Computer-aided software engineering}}
Automation engineering is the provision of automated solutions to physical activities and industries.IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) summer school. Curtin Research Publications, 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
Automation engineer
Automation engineers are experts who have the knowledge and ability to design, create, develop and manage machines and systems, for example, factory automation, process automation and warehouse automation.{{cite book |last1=Jianhua |first1=Zhang |title=Mechatronics And Automation Engineering - Proceedings Of The 2016 International Conference (Icmae2016) |date=2017 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=9789813208544 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qO-tDgAAQBAJ&q=Automation+engineering |accessdate=27 June 2018 |language=en}}
Automation technicians are also involved.
Scope
Automation engineering is the integration of standard engineering fields. Automatic control of various control systems for operating various systems or machines to reduce human efforts & time to increase accuracy. Automation engineers design and service electromechanical devices and systems for high-speed robotics and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).Caldwell, Darwin. Robotics and Automation in the Food Industry - 1st Edition. Woodhead Publishing 2012. {{ISBN|9781845698010}}
Work and career after graduation
Graduates can work for both government and private sector entities such as industrial production,
and companies that create and use automation systems, for example, the paper industry, automotive industry, metallurgical industry, food and agricultural industry, water treatment, and oil & gas sectors such as refineries, rolling mills, and power plants.{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Indramat USA |url=https://indramat-usa.com/about-us |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=indramat-usa.com}}
Job description
Automation engineers can design, program, simulate and test automated machinery and processes, and are usually employed in industries such as the energy sector in plants, car manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, and robots.{{Cite web |title=What is industry 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution? {{!}} McKinsey |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-are-industry-4-0-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-and-4ir |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.mckinsey.com}} Automation engineers are responsible for creating detailed design specifications and other documents, developing automation based on specific requirements for the process involved, and conforming to international standards like IEC-61508, local standards, and other process-specific guidelines and specifications, simulating, testing, and commissioning electronic equipment for automation.{{cite book |last1=Zhang |first1=Jianhua |title=Mechatronics and Automation Engineering: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation Engineering ICiMAE 2016, Xiamen, China, 22-24 April 2016 |date=2017 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=9789813208537 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSJkswEACAAJ&q=Automation+engineering |accessdate=27 June 2018 |language=en}}O'Dell, Thomas H. Circuits for Electronic Instrumentation. Cambridge University Press 1 Edition, 2005.