![]() ![]() Many times, true automation requires reevaluating and changing current processes rather than simply mechanizing them. It normally involves integrating several operations and ensuring that the different pieces of equipment talk to one another to ensure smooth operation. Automation involves the entire process, including bringing material to and from the mechanized equipment. But, true automation encompasses more than mechanization. ![]() Automatic transplanters are an example of mechanization. Mechanization is normally defined as the replacement of a human task with a machine. While clever, this device is not automation. It accomplished this by mechanical hedge clippers that replicated the motion of a human. On display was a piece of equipment that was trimming boxwood into a ball shape. At a recent trade show in Europe, I saw an interesting example of mechanization. One of the key concepts in automation is differentiating between mechanization and automation. ![]()
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