Automation Vocabulary

A flexible tube used to transport fluids or gases.

• Pipe

• PipingHose

• Hose

• Wire

The amount or number of something 

• Measurement

• Measure

• Level

• Pressure

A device used to move fluids or gases by mechanical action.

• Pump

• Motor

• Tank

• Pressure

A a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular result.  

• Production line

• Process

• Control

• Manufacturing

A system of machines and workers that work together to produce a product.

• Production line

• Process

• Control

• Manufacturing

Instruments or devices used to perform a specific task or function.  

• Connectors

• Tools

• Manometer

• Tols

Devices used to connect two or more things together

• Connectors

• Tools

• Wires

• Piping

A container used to hold liquids or gases.

• Power unit

• Tank

• Bottle

• Piping

The use of compressed air to generate mechanical motion.

• Hydraulics

• Pneumatics

• Electricity

• Electronics

To determine the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or method.

• Level

• Measure

• Weight

• Size