Industrial Automation System: Principles, Design, and Applications - Softcover

A. Graig, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798191164359

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Master the Engineering Behind Modern Smart Factories and Industrial Automation

Industrial automation is transforming the way the world manufactures, produces energy, manages infrastructure, and operates critical industrial facilities. Behind every intelligent factory, automated production line, robotic assembly cell, and digitally connected plant lies a carefully engineered automation system designed for reliability, precision, safety, and efficiency.

Industrial Automation Systems: Principles, Design, and Applications is a comprehensive engineering textbook that takes readers from automation fundamentals to the advanced technologies driving today's Industry 4.0 revolution.

Rather than focusing on isolated technologies, this book explains how complete industrial automation systems are designed, integrated, programmed, commissioned, protected, and maintained throughout their entire lifecycle.

Inside, you'll develop a solid understanding of:

• Industrial automation architecture and system design
• Sensors, instrumentation, and measurement systems
• Signal conditioning and data acquisition
• Pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators
• PLC architecture and IEC 61131-3 programming
• PID control, advanced process control, and batch automation
• SCADA, DCS, HMI, Industrial Ethernet, and OPC UA
• Industrial networking and communication systems
• Functional safety, cybersecurity, and IEC standards
• Reliability engineering, commissioning, and maintenance
• Industrial IoT (IIoT), analytics, digital twins, and smart manufacturing

Designed for engineering students, automation engineers, control engineers, system integrators, manufacturing professionals, and anyone building expertise in industrial control systems, this book combines engineering theory with practical design methods, real-world examples, industry standards, and engineering best practices.

Whether you're studying industrial automation, designing modern control systems, or expanding your professional expertise, this textbook provides the practical knowledge and engineering insight needed to design reliable, efficient, and future-ready automation solutions.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas A. Graig is an author of educational and technical publications focused on making complex subjects clear, practical, and accessible. His work includes professional study guides, certification exam resources, and engineering textbooks designed to support both academic success and professional development. With an emphasis on clear explanations, real-world applications, and structured learning, Thomas creates reliable resources that help students, professionals, and lifelong learners build confidence, deepen their understanding, and apply knowledge effectively.

From the Back Cover

AUTOMATION IS A SYSTEM—NOT A COLLECTION OF COMPONENTS.
A perfectly programmed controller cannot compensate for a poorly installed sensor.
A sophisticated control strategy cannot overcome excessive process dead time.
Powerful analytics cannot rescue a plant whose basic control layer is unreliable.
And an automation system cannot be considered successful unless it is safe, maintainable, secure, testable, and capable of delivering the required performance in the real world.
Industrial Automation Systems: Principles, Design, and Applications provides a comprehensive journey through the engineering behind modern industrial automation.
Written by Thomas A. Graig, this practical reference moves systematically from physical measurement to final actuation, control, communication, supervision, safety, commissioning, and industrial analytics.
INSIDE YOU WILL DISCOVER:
MEASURE
Sensors * Transducers * Uncertainty * Calibration * Signal Conditioning * Data Acquisition
ACTUATE
Pneumatics * Hydraulics * Control Valves * Electric Machines * Drives * Servo Motion
CONTROL
PLC Systems * IEC 61131-3 * PID Control * Advanced Control * Model-Based Control * Batch Automation
CONNECT & SUPERVISE
Fieldbuses * Industrial Ethernet * OPC UA * DCS * SCADA * HMI * Alarm Management
PROTECT & OPTIMIZE
Cybersecurity * Functional Safety * Reliability * Maintenance * Commissioning * Analytics * Digital Twins
Worked examples use realistic values, and recurring examples demonstrate how changes in measurement, valves, controller configuration, and advanced strategies affect the same underlying plant.
Suitable for engineering students, automation professionals, controls engineers, instrumentation engineers, system integrators, commissioning engineers, and technical practitioners seeking a unified understanding of industrial automation.
MEASURE * CONTROL * PROTECT * OPTIMIZE
Build systems that do more than operate.
Build systems that can be trusted.

From the Inside Flap

From Measurement to Intelligent Industrial Systems
Modern automation is far more than PLC programming.
It is the engineering discipline that connects sensors, instrumentation, actuators, control valves, electric drives, PLCs, PID control, industrial networks, DCS and SCADA systems, cybersecurity, functional safety, reliability, commissioning, and analytics into one functioning industrial system.
Industrial Automation Systems: Principles, Design, and Applications brings those subjects together in a comprehensive engineering guide designed for students and practicing professionals.
Beginning with the architecture and timing of automated systems, Thomas A. Graig follows the signal through the complete automation chain.
Inside, readers explore:
Industrial automation architecture and project lifecycle
Measurement chains, uncertainty, sensors, and data acquisition
Pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuation
Control valves, drives, and servo motion
PLC architecture and IEC 61131-3 programming
PID, advanced control, model-based control, and batch systems
Fieldbuses, Industrial Ethernet, and OPC UA
Supervisory systems, HMI, and alarm management
Industrial cybersecurity
Functional safety and risk reduction
Reliability, maintenance, integration, and commissioning
Industrial analytics, predictive maintenance, soft sensors, and digital twins
The book references major engineering standards across these disciplines, including IEC 61131-3, IEC 61508/61511, IEC 62443, IEC 62541, ISA-88, ISA-95, ISA-101, and ISA-18.2.
Understand the signal. Understand the system. Engineer automation that works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798191164359
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 517