Modern Factory Automation The story of modern factory automation begins in 1782 when Oliver Evans (1755-1819) and two of his brothers bought part of their father’s farm in Delaware. Their plan was to build and operate a grain mill. Oliver, who was an inventor,...
From Steam to PLCs In the factories of the Industrial Revolution, steam engines powered a central steel drive shaft that ran along the length of the factory and sometimes continued outside into a second building. Other shafts, connected via belts and gears, drove...
