Automation

Automation

A technique, method or system of operating a process by highly automatic means, in order to reduce human intervention and increase speed and efficiency.

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position transducer

Automation; Industrial automation

A feedback element (e.g., encode or resolver) that measures incremental or absolute position and converts this measurement into a feedback signal convenient for transmission.

parity bit

Automation; Industrial automation

An additional non-data bit attached to a binary word to provide a check of the data integrity by making the sum of the number of ones in a word always even or odd.

bending radius

Automation; Industrial automation

The minimum radius to which a cable can be bent without damage.

PathFinder software

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley interactive program that uses detailed graphics to guide plant-floor employees through troubleshooting, operation and programming procedures for Allen-Bradley ...