Electrostatic said:
Wow! you guys really know how to correct someone.
I find most people here resort to fault-finding when they can't or won't answer a question, plus there's a tendency to haze new members :roll: (won't go into that now). I was confused by this term as well, so checking with IEEE's website, I came across this mission statement from their Industrial Electronics Society:
IEEE (IES) said:
The Industrial Electronics Society through its members encompasses a diverse range of technical activities devoted to the application of electronics and electrical sciences for the enhancement of industrial and manufacturing processes. These technical activities address the latest developments in intelligent and computer control systems, robotics, factory communications and automation, flexible manufacturing, data acquisition and signal processing, vision systems, and power electronics. The Society continually updates its program of technical activities to meet the needs of modern industry.
...so I guess the operative phrase is 'control systems.' I'm still a student, so I can't speak for Industry yet, but that's my guess.