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Author: KALPAKJIAN

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The term automation refers to the technique through which the creation of an apparatus takes place using an automatic process or a system. Let us try to understand this with an example.

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Explain the difference between hard and soft automation. Why are they so called?

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Solution Summary: The author explains the difference between hard and soft automation. Hard automation is designed to produce a standard product.

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