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Instrumentation and control engineering

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Introduction

What is Instrumentation?

Instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production or manufacturing area.[1] The process variables used in industries are Level, Pressure, Temperature, Humidity, Flow, pH, Force, Speed etc

What is Control Engineering?

Control engineering or control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with desired behaviors.Control engineers are responsible for the research, design, development and control devices/systems, typically in manufacturing facilities and plants.

What is Instrumentation and Control Engineering?

Instrumentation and control engineering is one of the brightest fields in engineering today. Instrumentation and control engineering is a specialised stream of engineering that deals with measurement and control of process variables in a production process. This discipline finds its origin in both electrical and electronics engineering, and it covers subjects related to electronics, electrical, mechanical, chemical and computing streams. In short, it deals with measurement, automation and control processes.If you look at the today's scenario, there are many people who are willing to make a career in this stream. A talented instrumentation and control engineer need not worry about getting a job because he has a sky full of opportunities to explore[2] .

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Nature of job

An instrumentation and control engineer is required to[3]

  1. Design and develop control systems
  2. Maintain the existing control systems
  3. Manage the control systems
  4. Collaborate with design engineers, purchasers and other staff members involved in the production processes
  5. Manage projects within the given restraints including cost and time
  6. Troubleshoot
  7. Ensure that the instruments comply with health and safety regulations
  8. Ensure that quality standards are maintained
  9. Provide consultancy support

Requirement

An instrumentation and control engineer is expected to learn subjects like

Knowledge of PLC programming, Panelview HMI screens, SCADA Application programming preferred.

References

  1. ^ "Instrumentation ", The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology., Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Instrumentation engineering in demand", The Hindu, April 16, 2012
  3. ^ "Instrumentation and Control Engineering is for Perfectionists", Diksha P Gupta
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