Analysis of the levels of automation of industrial processes

Abstract

The present research project is focused on the analysis of the levels of automation of the industrial processes of the company Business Unit Termopichincha Quevedo II CELEC EP in order to identify the problems and opportunities of improvement that will allow the increase of the efficiency and the improvement increase in productivity. Each of the methods used in research as the inductive, observational and analytical method has been of vital importance in reaching the final results and conclusions; from where it was determined by means of an interview conducted by the head of the company, Ing. Gabriel Robinson that the company maintains a level 5 of automation corresponding to the pyramid of the same, due to the fact that most of its processes are automated at exception of the process of reception of fuel and raw water which requires better automation. Finally, the use of an industrial boy has been proposed to minimize water losses and unnecessary monitoring time at the time of drawing inside the raw water reception process. The result of the study is the description and evaluation of the alternatives to meet the problems, needs and possibilities of implementation, depending on the infrastructure with which the Company and the project of same.