Industrial Controls and Manufacturing (Engineering)
Introduction to Industrial Controls and Manufacturing is an ideal book for individuals who wish to take advantage of the growing opportunities that exist in the controls field with applications to manufacturing. The book contains an introductory treatment of the essential topics including process control, discrete logic control, ladder logic diagrams, manufacturing systems, and production control. Although each of these topics can be found in existing texts, this book is the firstT to contain an integrated presentation of these topics with the emphasis on controls. The book also introduces advanced control techniques including model predictive control, adaptive control, and neural net control. There is a chapter on equipment interfacing and communications with a brief introduction of OPC, the GEM standard, fieldbuses, and Ethernet. The required background for reading the text is prior exposure to the concepts of signals and systems.  This book is written at a level appropriate for junior or senior level engineering students in electrical, mechanical, chemical, and industrial engineering.  The text is also an invaluable technical reference for professional engineers and scientists who wish to obtain some exposure to the fundamentals of industrial controls and manufacturing.