2007-08-22 23:58:14 · 4 answers · asked by Prashant 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Automation is mechanizing machinery to reduce the amount of human input required. Consider the evolution from a lathe to a turret lathe to a CNC turning center.
If you are asking about "autonomation" or "jidoka", it is a term used in lean manufacturing to indicate that a machine or process has been designed to incorporate lean manufacturing principles. It will incorporate internal inspections that stop the process automatically rather than produce defective parts, stop the process when the correct quantity has been reached, and stops the process if there is a malfunction in the production line. This allows an operator to run multiple machines simultaneously, promotes "zero defect" production, and allows JIT production. It is automation with human control.
The word itself is some sort of Japanese pun based on the kanji symbol for the word "automation". It must be wittier if you can speak and write Japanese.
2007-08-23 04:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by mechnginear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words mean the same thing although companies or organizations may have a preferred usage.
2007-08-23 07:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Automation" is a real word. "Automatization" is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
2007-08-23 19:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Except for the spelling, there is no difference.
2007-08-23 07:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋