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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ProSCpec™ software

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley operator interface software for fastening system applications.

ProSCet™ software

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley operator interface software for injection molding applications.

PHOTOSWITCH® sensor

Automation; Industrial automation

An Allen-Bradley photoelectric sensor.

field weakening

Automation; Industrial automation

The process of reducing the shunt field excitation on a dc motor to a level lower than its rated hot field current value. This is typically done dynamically while the motor is ...

Angstrom

Automation; Industrial automation

Unit of measure for the wavelength of light (10A = 1nm).

skew

Automation; Industrial automation

1) In a motor, the arrangement of laminations on a rotor or armature to provide a slight angular pattern of their slots with respect to the shaft axis. This pattern helps reduce ...

vector quantity

Automation; Industrial automation

A quantity that denotes both magnitude and direction in relation to a given frame of reference. Examples of quantities that are vectors are displacement, velocity, force, and ...