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B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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“AUTOMATION is

a bogey, not as a dream
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GRADING LOGS WITH X-RAYS

and li mdi
tions. If we Be enate intelligent=
ly to meet the full impact of
automation, we will be able to

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instead of allowing
automation to enslave us.

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we are to understand what

If
automation looks like, we must
look for practical llusteations

touched by human hands”.

utomatie machines inspect,
gauge, and test, and are sel
lubricating, with little more at
tention from the operator than is
required to push th buttons for

ping. In the

unteerated Controls

aspect of automation, a thats is

s | tion, but which are already in

Ze dustry are those which involve

variety of such ancl are
Se installed in Vancouver
dustries.

For Beane sae Parts of our
power saws

in ci
at ies rate of 800 a minute, “w

“lling and processing equipment,
and frequently automatie control

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ing et

y what they call the “closed

erve id
foopse fileaiby thahamentiniyer
This is the “open loop” method of
control.

me on an automatic pilot
is vse “regulating Tf the plane

Berge the trouble’ a te "rental

completely il automatic
little

res controls until the
fleneekd is cleared. Then the hae
controls start it up again and re-

ed.
“Untouched”
pa where they. make

shall casings ie raw eel stock

atic
turn production to the desired and report
sper

i
these variations

is Sonitiohed SOA HL G
production line before metal cut-

SAWING LOGS WITH RAYS - 1975

conditions eevee inee and "i

cours, ohe a is nd ia

‘ontrol instrument, hace ven there is danger set the alarm go-

ealises the zane 2 yeturn f 8
course. This is the “closed se Ina a al fant manufactuxing, was (S
of control. Th ti Sdmonton, each worker

vithout any intervention by the
ie pilot.

Der yea bredees $40,000 worth

a This achieved the low dam-
e zate of only $896 for 7A,855

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and acted upon automatically.

Automated Production
‘e have an excellent example
is in the eee of V-
engine blocks the Mc-
Kinnon Industries Ltd, St. Cath-
arines, a subsidiary of General
Motors. On a production line of
over two city blocks in length,

ace vu assemble, translate,
summarize all billing
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into mation in ri 4

for it, without any human effort
ept his

way Be should note

oe ‘freight trains can now be
coupled up under automatic con-
trol. In one yard a string 0:
freight cars will be pushed up to
e hump where they are Jatt

th
about, the automatic contra he familiar thermostat, now rata ed Service [forms of sutomation 15 a
batteries of au seen in so eae homes is a good} On one section of the Bell tele-| ue “types, One ‘firm employini
emestotlon aiceriestae ine phone system, 1 i Ls | > 000 eral kes a
_| operations. As Dr. Fors an automatic basis. When | coidy 9 ayrell with such eG
Research Director, says, “The old ia pastes and t forest d ou it. ater. Tt adds boGee ee
achines saved human muscle,|the temperature in r home| point, the equipment will xecord eve gE oon
makes income tax deductions, fi-
the anew maaan eee Toaihedi a number, the number he is| Tveg overtime, anion uot de
bra fact makes the Snstrument stant cing how tts ns talked, or if | SaeHone oan things: Ehaeel
thisiis\don the ‘contol he ‘These | Payzoll ust do to pre
the room is too is fed tapes pass pes a, machine |§ UY cheque, t/t ae
back to the control caste

Bates and inal report i :
as sea f ner ext job. All tl
takes Sita

In another office a similar com-
00 of
Ss, and reduces the neces-

sary “office space from 10 stories
to a medium sized room. May 1

operati he tower
only 27 ‘hese few workers e ren
axe spread out along 1020 feet which “itermines “sah car's des-

tinatic
ach car's enced pane

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xadar, and a computer, which is
ch | fed

garding wind

atic retarders
ctl the lly

re Now mevaled in they Pa
industry of our own pro

Dicom pana

nue at great
renee Te if ee that I have
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some industries. It does not fp
tees that it will work pang hard:

eens, Finally each

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