AUTOMATION

INTRODUCTION Technological advancement is rampant in every walk of life since the pioneering days of Industrial Revolution. It was by way of this trend that processes and production procedures were continuously perfected to attain efficient productivity through achievement of standardization in quality by way of engaging human capital.

Manufacturing sector in India Food products, Wearing apparel, Wood and products of wood, Paper and paper products, textiles, Tobacco products, Publishing, printing & reproduction of recorded media, coke, Refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel, Chemicals and chemical products, Rubber and plastics products,

Manufacturing sector in India communication equipment & apparatus, medical, precision & optical instruments, watches and clocks, motor vehicles, trailers and semi trailers and furniture manufacturing. other non-metallic mineral products, basic metals, fabricated metal products Machinery & equipment Office, accounting & computing machinery Electrical machinery Radio, TV

Recent and emerging applications Food and drink The food retail industry has started to apply automation to the ordering process; McDonald's has introduced touch screen ordering and payment systems in many of its restaurants, reducing the need for as many cashier Employees.[University of Texas has introduced fully automated cafe retail locations.Some Cafes and restaurants have utilized mobile and tablet "apps" to make the ordering process more efficient by customers ordering and paying on their device.[ Some restaurants have automated food delivery to customers tables using a Conveyor belt system. The use of robots is sometimes employed to replace waiting staff.

Recent and emerging applications Stores Self-checkout (also known as Self-service checkout, or a Semi Attended Customer Activated Terminal (SACAT)) machines provide a mechanism for customers to process their own purchases from a retailer. They are an alternative to the traditional cashier-staffed checkout. 

Recent and emerging applications Robot welding is the use of mechanized programmable tools (robots), which completely automate a welding process by both performing the weld and handling the part. Processes such as gas metal arc welding, while often automated, are not necessarily equivalent to robot welding, since a human operator sometimes prepares the materials to be welded. Robot welding is commonly used for resistance spot welding and arc welding in high production applications, such as the automotive industry.