Industrial control system refers to the industrial production process and its electromechanical equipment, process equipment for measurement and control of automation technology tools (including automatic measuring instruments, control devices) of the general term.
Industrial automation system can be composed of software and hardware can be divided into automation equipment, instrumentation and measurement equipment, automation software, transmission equipment, computer hardware, communication networks and so on.
1, automation equipment: including programmable logic controller (PLC), sensors, encoders, human-machine interfaces, switches, circuit breakers, buttons, contactors, relays and other industrial appliances and equipment.
2, instrumentation and measurement equipment: including pressure instrumentation, temperature instrumentation, flow instrumentation, level instrumentation, valves and other equipment.
3, automation software: including computer-aided design and manufacturing systems (CAD / CAM), industrial control software, network applications, database software, data analysis software.
4, transmission equipment: including governors, servo systems, motion systems, power systems, engines, etc..
5, computer hardware: including embedded computers, industrial computers, industrial control computers.
6, communication networks: including network switches, video surveillance equipment, communication connectors, bridges.
Industrial automation job prospects
Industrial automation is an important industry in the future, so its job prospects are very good. Here are a few aspects:
1. High demand: industrial automation is very widely used, and many manufacturing and industrial industries need automation technology to realize automated production. Therefore, the demand for applications in the field of industrial automation is very high, which also means that there are many job opportunities.
2. Stable demand: In addition to high demand, the application of industrial automation has a stable feature. Because with the continuous progress of technology, automation technology will be more and more widely used in manufacturing and other industries, which also makes the application of industrial automation more stable in the future.
3. High technical requirements: in recent years, with the continuous development of automation technology, the technical requirements of industrial automation are also increasingly high. Therefore, working in the field of industrial automation requires a high level of professional skills, such as control system design, programming, PLC programming, machine vision, etc., which requires a very high level of technical ability for practitioners.
4. High salary: Compared with other industries and positions, the salary in the field of industrial automation is relatively high. Due to the high technical requirements of industrial automation, high market demand and stable application, practitioners entering the field of industrial automation can get a high salary.
In short, with its wide range of applications, stable market demand, high technical requirements and favorable salary, industrial automation job prospects are very good.