Customer Reviews

Industrial Control Electronics

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Intended for use in an electronics based industrial/manufacturing course, this is an introductory text on process control. It stresses a hands-on operational approach rather than concentrating on mathematical design. The 24 chapters (including one chapter on the CD) can be conbined in various ways to teach courses in several areas including: electrical motors, solid-state variable-speed drives, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), servomechanisms, sensors, and various specialty areas such as instrumentation or process control.

In the PLC area, the Allen-Bradley SLC-500 is used for examples. This provides a consistency with the equipment used in today's education and training program.

In addition to the chapter on practical applications, the CD that comes with the book also includes a lab manual so the student does not need to purchase another book. The publisher also provides additional material related to this title on their web site, however as of yet the on-line material still refers to the second edition rather than to this new third.

This book is well thought out, it's approach is sound. Very little mathematics are used in the book, it is more of a descriptive, hands on book.

This is a well written and thought out book very good coverage of the subject matter...

The Author goes into extensive detail and tends to go on and on and on. Its definitely not a light read and its very hard to follow. The diagrams are not labeled very well and rather simple and stupid. Definitely not a good resource book or to keep forever. He doesn't explain things in black and white and tends to drift off on tangents in which you get lost in. I loved the class but hated the book. The book could have been written a lot clearer and to the point. If you don't have a PhD, good luck.

I got this book really fast. and like all the other technical books i use for school, it's full of information and techniques that i will use as a reference for years to come.

MY SON NEEDED THIS BOOK FOR SCHOOL. HE WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE PRICE. THANKS