PLC in Industrial Automation: Advantages, Limitations and Applications

Running head: PLC IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
PLC IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
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1PLC IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Executive Summary:
PLC is playing a significant role in the industrial automation, and the devised paper has
attempted at evaluating that role. The paper has also listed the advantage of the discussed
system and offered an insight at the limitation. Appropriate referencing to increase reliability
and diagrams to enhance the understanding of the subject has been used. The paper has been
summarised to conclude the paper.

2PLC IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Problems with non-automated organisations:............................................................................3
Control System (PLC):...............................................................................................................4
Advantages:............................................................................................................................5
PLC in Organisations:............................................................................................................6
Limitations:............................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................7
Bibliography:..............................................................................................................................9

3PLC IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
Introduction:
Automation has emerged as one of the favourite industrial factors and the reason
behind it, is the operational ease, cost-efficiency and other significant benefits offered by the
former. However, implementing and managing automation is not straightforward in an
organisation. Hence, a system known as the PLC (Programmer Logic Controller) was
designed to assist the organisations in achieving automation. The devised paper will offer an
insight into the matter “PLC in Industrial Automation”. It will offer an idea of the problems
that the organisations faced and how the subject (PLC) can be assistance for the
organisations. Post-conclusion, the paper will provide appropriate references to the collected
data to enhance the reliability of the stated data.
Problems with non-automated organisations:
Figure 1: Problems with non-automated organisations
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Non-automated
operations
Data
management
Paper works can
be complexed
and time
consuming
Paper can get
detoriated,
risking loss of
data
Vulnreable to
physical damage,
fire or other
calamities
product/service
management
Human errors
can detoriate the
offerings quality
Human errors
can increase
organisational
expenditure.
Employee
management
Scheduling shifts
for the
employees
Keeping track of
the employee
productivity.
Sustainability
Bad quality
offering can ruin
organisation's
goodwill
Improper use of
organisational
resources effects
sustainability