Decades ago, automation engineering created a lot of fear. People were afraid that machines would take over all of their jobs. Science fiction writers wrote stories about robots and artificial intelligence taking over the planet. The truth is, automation engineering is a great way to save money and it has truly helped make the world a better place in a number of different ways. Through automation engineering, the world has become a thoroughly modern place. This process makes mass manufacturing possible.
What Does Automation Engineering Do?
Automation engineering really isn’t anything new. This actually began with the good old assembly line, which was invented over 100 years ago by industrialist Henry Ford. Through automation engineering, manufacturing processes are automated and streamlined. This can be something as simple as an assembly line where everyone performs a specific task to something as complicated as heavy machinery that performs tasks of all types. You can see this in places like candy factories and paper factories, where machines perform cutting and molding tasks, among others.
Through automation engineering, production and manufacturing on a massive scale are possible. Less manpower is required to make more products. This saves factories money and increases profits exponentially. Some people may long for the days when everything was made by hand, but this actually opened the door much wider for errors to take place. When humans are doing everything, then everything has a much greater chance of suffering from human error. Humans make many more mistakes than machines. You’ll see automation engineering in many different industries, from the food processing industry to the dairy industry to everything that’s made, harvested, planted, cared for, or manufactured on a large scale.
With automation engineering, everything is far more precise and everything runs much more smoothly and quickly at any factory. So how can automation engineering help you with your business? Why does it matter so much and how does it carry over?
Making a Different in Industrial Construction
Thanks in large part to gains in the commercial sector, the construction industry is growing. In 2017, there were 210,000 jobs added in the construction industry. Amazingly, 30,000 of those jobs were added in December alone! This is a big jump up from the 155,000 jobs that were added in the industry in 2016.
The construction industry has to move fast in order to stay competitive. It’s important to finish construction jobs efficiently and effectively. You want to get the jobs done quickly but well. That means that you need to use extremely durable, well-made materials when you’re completing any type of construction job. Industrial construction especially depends on having extremely precise measurements, and that requires pieces and materials that are made very precisely. After all, you have to know how much weight a piece of metal can withstand in order to build something that is structurally sound. Automation engineering creates precise material, such as steel beams and steel sheets, that can be made to very exacting specifications.
Many manufacturers now use automation engineering to create items perfectly and quickly, avoiding human error as much as possible to be a great industrial construction solution. Use this to get everything you need to keep your construction going. You might even consider speaking with an automation engineering consultant to find out if you can automate any of your tasks and get even more work done to make even more profits.
Pamela began her professional career in the broadcast industry while attending Tarleton State University. After graduating with a B.S. in Speech Communication in 1997, she worked at several radio stations in management roles focusing on continuity, music and production as well as serving as an on-air talent continuously for more than ten years. In 2010, Pamela accepted a position as the Assistant Marketing and Development Director for the Eisemann Center in Richardson, TX. Helping to promote, market and develop the City of Richardson’s performing arts center, she succeeded in implementing and managing all social media marketing as well as creating and directing a first-ever student art exhibit, further strengthening her marketing and organizational talents.
Jason Krueger is the Director of Ranch and Real Estate Development for The Project Group Consulting, LLC. Jason has been managing and developing ranches for greater than 14 years, and has extensive sales management experience in the construction industry dating back to the late 90s. He is also a Wildlife Biologist/Ecologist with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from Texas A&M University in College Station.
Bryant began his career at Crepaco warehouse in parts distribution and pump assembly. Then he progressed to field installation for process and ammonia systems where he oversaw welding and fitting both sanitary tubing and ammonia piping systems.He then moved to San Antonio, spent a year as a contract fabricator with H-E-B Foods working for Sanitary Welding Services. At the end of his contract he returned to the DFW area with Alloy Equipment doing installation, crew management, and scheduling. There he remained through the buyout by Statco Fabrication and Engineering, which resulted in his 25 combined years with them moving into engineering and sales departments.
With more than 25 years in the food and beverage industry and extensive experience as a project manager, Tony has planned and led multi-million dollar projects relating to system upgrades, equipment installation, water quality, validations and process improvements. Some of his areas of expertise include project planning, quality assurance, process analysis, manufacturing systems, process design and problem resolution.
Tim is an electrical and control systems engineer with more than ten years of experience in a wide variety of industries. Project experience includes working with clients in the water/wastewater fields, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food and beverage industries. Prior to his engineering work, Tim was a licensed water treatment plant operator in Texas. Tim’s strengths are process engineering, control system design, conveyor system design, and project management. He received his B. S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. In his spare time, Tim enjoys working on cars, golfing, and billiards.
Michael has thirty-five years of diversified experience in project management and engineering, equipment and systems design, and manufacturing and production. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.