Hello all!
I apologize in advance if this post resembles any that have been posted here before, or if I am out of line asking this here. I have been a long-time reader of this forum, although I just recently created a new profile because of some strange circumstances...
My question for all of you is... How many organizations out there have separate electrical and instrumentation (or automation) departments nowadays? My employer, a fairly large utility group, has recently been discussing merging our separate electrical and instrumentation departments. This has primarily been discussed as a cost savings and efficiency move. I have not been employed with them for that many years, but it seems like my experience in recent years is that many organizations now have one combined E & I department. This seems to make total sense to me since the work is so closely related.
I would appreciate any and all comments that any of you might have. I would like to get a feel for what people are doing in the industry at large and pass on what I learn. Thank you all for your time!
I apologize in advance if this post resembles any that have been posted here before, or if I am out of line asking this here. I have been a long-time reader of this forum, although I just recently created a new profile because of some strange circumstances...
My question for all of you is... How many organizations out there have separate electrical and instrumentation (or automation) departments nowadays? My employer, a fairly large utility group, has recently been discussing merging our separate electrical and instrumentation departments. This has primarily been discussed as a cost savings and efficiency move. I have not been employed with them for that many years, but it seems like my experience in recent years is that many organizations now have one combined E & I department. This seems to make total sense to me since the work is so closely related.
I would appreciate any and all comments that any of you might have. I would like to get a feel for what people are doing in the industry at large and pass on what I learn. Thank you all for your time!