Electrical control for machines

This book is ideal for industrial machine designers, plant maintenance personnel, or non-technical personnel such as marketers and managers in explaining state-of-the-art processes and machine control devices, circuits and systems for all types of industries. This valuables resource is designed to accommodate all levels of learners who wish to understand how industrial machines and processes are controlled for maximum efficiency, safety and quality. This one-of-a-kind book includes thorough explanations of how electrical and electronic components function in typical motion, pressure, temperature, sequential, safety and quality control systems for understanding the design and installation of electrical control systems. It also offers an introduction to the operation, configuration and programming of programmable logic controllers. Each chapter covers system design and troubleshooting techniques as they are applied to real world applications.