Industrial Automation Glossary: Terms Explained

The Problem with Technical Jargon (Buzzwords) #

Digital transformation has filled management meetings with a suffocating number of acronyms: IIoT, OEE, SCADA, MES, ERP and PLC. The problem with using these terms without really understanding them is that you end up buying technology you don't need, or technology that doesn't fit the physical reality of your production plant.

The iGromipedia: A No-Nonsense Industrial Glossary #

We pulled together years of experience integrating hardware in factories across Latin America to build the most precise Industrial Terms Glossary we could, free of marketing fluff. Our dictionary won't give you dull academic definitions: it tells you exactly what each technology means in practice and why not implementing it is costing you money.

From Theory to Practice #

Understanding industrial terms is only the first step. The real challenge is getting all these systems (sensors, PLCs, servers) to speak the same language. At iGromi we build hardware and software that act as a universal translator, delivering plug-and-play automation without depending on never-ending consulting projects.