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Impacts of Automation on Precision

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Automation has significant impacts on the economy and the development and use of technology. In this chapter, the impacts of automation on precision, which also directly influences science, technology, and the economy, are discussed. As automation enables improved precision, precision also improves automation.

Following the definition of precision and the factors affecting it, the relationship between precision and automation is described. This chapter concludes with specific examples of how automation has improved the precision of manufacturing processes and manufactured products over the last decades.

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Abbreviations

CNC:

computer numerical control

I/O:

input/output

MIT:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT:

miles in-trail

NC:

numerical control

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  1. Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, 20899, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Alkan Donmez PhD

  2. Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, 20899-8223, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Johannes A. Soons PhD

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    Shimon Y. Nof

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Donmez, A., Soons, J.A. (2009). Impacts of Automation on Precision. In: Nof, S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Automation. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_7

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