Applications of electronic components in factories.
Electronic components are the basic components of electronic circuits and electronic devices. They are used to perform various functions such as power supply, signal processing, communication, sensing, control and automation. Electronic components can be divided into two main categories: active and passive. Active components can amplify or switch electrical signals, such as transistors, integrated circuits, and diodes. Passive components can store or dissipate electrical energy, such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors.
Electronic components are used in factories for a wide variety of purposes. Some common applications are:
Robotics and automation: Electronic components are essential for the design and operation of robots and automated machines that can perform tasks such as assembly, welding, sorting, inspection and packaging. Robots and automated machines use electronic components such as sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and communication modules to sense their environment, execute commands, and communicate with other devices.
Industrial communication: Electronic components are also used for data transmission and networking between different devices and systems in the factory. Industrial communication protocols such as Ethernet, fieldbus, CAN bus, and wireless local area networks use electronic components such as transceivers, switches, routers, and antennas to facilitate reliable and secure data exchange 2.
Human Machine Interface (HMI): Electronic components are also used to create human machine interfaces in the factory. Human-machine interface devices such as touch screens, keyboards, displays, speakers and microphones use electronic components such as microprocessors, memory chips, LCDS, leds and audio amplifiers to provide visual, auditory and tactile feedback to the user.
Electronic components are crucial to the electronics industry, which is one of the largest industries in the world. The electronics industry produces a large number of electronic devices for various sectors such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, computers, automotive, aerospace, medical and military. The electronics industry relies on the semiconductor industry sector to provide the core technologies for electronic components: metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) transistors and integrated circuits. As of 2018, the semiconductor industry had annual sales of more than $481 billion.
