INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & CONTROL TROUGH PLC AND LABVIEW

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Industrial automation (IA) greatly reduces the need for human sensory, human workforce and cost. With the rapid growth in the sensors, control and automation technologies many control systems such as Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) are performing a significant role in the automation of industries by using software and hardware tools. This paper focuses on automation of an industrial system through a number of tools such as PLC, Lab VIEW, and internet. In the proposed system, the PLC control method is implemented by using PLC Fatek. The planned solution for industrial automation is achieved by implementing a real-time controlling and monitoring system which is interfaced with a low-cost PLC (FATEK) and perfect acquisition software LABVIEW for automation and cost optimization for a typical industrial manufacturing system. The main objective of this study is mixing limestone powder and hot water through an automated approach in order to minimize the risk of workers' health and the occurrence of accidents. The designed system is capable to maintain the water level and temperature of four types of different tanks by controlling automated on-off of the attached heating and mixing equipment. The system offers a more convenient and efficient approach to the transition of manufacturing industries from manual to automated. The automation efficiency can be enhanced furthermore by taking help form android mobile application also LabVIEW dashboard application.

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