Industrial Automation from Scratch

Industry 4.0, PLC and VFD wiring and programming made easy with this step-by-step guide that simplifies complex topics in industrial automation

Key Features

• Everything you need to know about Industrial Automation and Electronics
• Learn how to build and monitor a project using SCADA and HMI
• Explore emerging wireless technologies such as 5G to build smart factories

Book Description

By automating processes, industrial automation has become a "Solution" for all types of industries to reduce manual labour inputs and costs. Take a look at this book to discover the abilities you'll need to become an authority in industrial automation.

This book will begin by defining Industrial Automation and describing its various forms, levels, and advantages. Various switches, sensors, and actuators will also be discussed. Next, you will learn about the Direct On-Line (DOL) starter and its accompanying components such as the circuit breaker, contactor, and overload relay. As you progress, you'll learn more about VFDs, their parameter settings, and how to wire and programme them for induction motor control. You'll also be able to run simulations to test your software to see if it's working or not. The book also includes a step-by-step guide that introduces other technologies including HMI and SCADA, as well as temperature, pressure, level, and flow measurement and transmitters. The final chapter contains crucial information on Industry 4.0 (Smart Factory) that will be helpful to individuals who need to comprehend the technology.

By the end of this book, you will have gained knowledge right from basic to advanced levels of Industrial Automation and be able to design basic automated machines using sensors, actuators, and PLC.

What you will learn

• Understand industrial automation and its various application
• Learn automation parts such as sensors, and motors
• Know Industrial Control systems, principles of AC, DC, and Servo motors
• Perform troubleshooting procedures on electrical devices
• Discover Wireless Communication and network topologies
• Explore industrial networks, wired and wireless networks, and 5G
• Implement common industrial network protocols.

Who This Book Is For

The book is for someone who will be an Electronic/Industrial Engineers and IoT engineer, or anyone who wants to know about Industrial automation from scratch. Prior knowledge of Circuits and programming will be required.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction To Industrial Automation
2. Switches & Sensors: Working Principles, Applications & Wiring
3. Actuators & Their Application In Industrial Automation
4. Overview Of AC and DC Motors
5. Introduction To VFD
6. Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagram Using CAD Software
7. Understanding Programmable Logic Controller - Part 1
8. Understanding Programmable Logic Controller - Part 2
9. Understanding Programmable Logic Controller - Part 3
10. Using HMI
11. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
12. Process Control Fundamentals
13. Industrial Network Fundamentals
14. Smart factory (Industry 4.0)