This book includes recent theoretical and practical advancements in Automation and its applications. We are glad to present the book entitled Industrial Automation and Innovation to the students, faculty members and researchers of Automation Engineering. This volume provides an important original experimental and theoretical approach that uses non-routine technologies often unfamiliar to readers. Chapters in this book present novel applications of more familiar concepts in manufacturing automation and agriculture applications. This book highlights the recent trends in the field of automation in power systems, assembly and design of machine elements for various applications. We anticipate that this book will be of significant interest to scientists and research scholars working in the area of Industrial Automation. We are thankful to all the contributors and publisher who have helped to bring out the first edition of the book ¿ Industrial Automation and Innovation.

Dr. Suresh Mayilswamy, Doctor, Profesor Asociado en el Departamento de Ingeniería de Robótica y Automatización, PSG College of Technology, India. Se licenció en Ingeniería Mecatrónica y obtuvo un máster en Fabricación Integrada por Ordenador. Luego obtuvo su doctorado en Ingeniería Mecánica de la Universidad Anna en el año 2014.