control and automation equipment
1ISA-The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society — is a non profit technical society for engineers, technicians, businessmen, educators and students, who work, study or are interested in industrial automation and pursuits related to it, such as instrumentation. It was originally known as the… …
2automation — /aw teuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human intervention to a minimum. 2. a mechanical device, operated electronically,… …
3control system — Means by which a set of variable quantities is held constant or caused to vary in a prescribed way. Control systems are intimately related to the concept of automation but have an ancient history. Roman engineers maintained water levels in… …
4Control theory — For control theory in psychology and sociology, see control theory (sociology) and Perceptual Control Theory. The concept of the feedback loop to control the dynamic behavior of the system: this is negative feedback, because the sensed value is… …
5Distributed control system — Part of a series of articles on Industry Manufacturing methods Batch production • Job production Continuous production Improvement method …
6Home automation — is the residential extension of building automation . It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, and… …
7GE Fanuc Automation — Infobox Company name = GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms type = Private (subsidiary of General Electric) foundation = Charlottesville, Virginia (1987) founder = location city = Charlottesville, Virginia location country = USA key people = Maryrose… …
8Control system security — is the prevention of intentional or unintentional interference with the proper operation of industrial automation and control systems. These control systems manage essential services including electricity, petroleum production, water,… …
9Control System Integrators Association — Formation 1994 Type Industry Association Headquarters Madison, WI Location United States Executive Director Bob Lowe …
10automation — n. 1 the use of automatic equipment to save mental and manual labour. 2 the automatic control of the manufacture of a product through its successive stages. Etymology: irreg. f. AUTOMATIC + ATION …
