tmtn dscrbs wd rng f tchnlgs tht rdc hmn ntrvntn n prcsss, mnly by prdtrmnng dcsn crtr, sbprcss rltnshps, nd rltd ctns, s wll s mbdyng ths prdtrmntns n mchns. tmtn hs bn chvd by vrs mns ncldng mchncl, hydrlc, pnmtc, lctrcl, lctrnc dvcs, nd cmptrs, slly n cmbntn. Cmplctd systms, sch s mdrn fctrs, rplns, nd shps typclly s cmbntns f ll f ths tchnqs. Th bnft f tmtn nclds lbr svngs, rdcng wst, svngs n lctrcty csts, svngs n mtrl csts, nd mprvmnts t qlty, ccrcy, nd prcsn.
tmtn nclds th s f vrs qpmnt nd cntrl systms sch s mchnry, prcsss n fctrs, blrs, nd ht-trtng vns, swtchng n tlphn ntwrks, strng, stblztn f shps, rcrft nd thr pplctns nd vhcls wth rdcd hmn ntrvntn. xmpls rng frm hshld thrmstt cntrllng blr t lrg ndstrl cntrl systm wth tns f thsnds f npt msrmnts nd tpt cntrl sgnls. tmtn hs ls fnd hm n th bnkng ndstry. t cn rng frm smpl n-ff cntrl t mlt-vrbl hgh-lvl lgrthms n trms f cntrl cmplxty.
n th smplst typ f n tmtc cntrl lp, cntrllr cmprs msrd vl f prcss wth dsrd st vl nd prcsss th rsltng rrr sgnl t chng sm npt t th prcss, n sch wy tht th prcss stys t ts st pnt dspt dstrbncs. Ths clsd-lp cntrl s n pplctn f ngtv fdbck t systm. Th mthmtcl bss f cntrl thry ws bgn n th 18th cntry nd dvncd rpdly n th 20th. Th trm tmtn, nsprd by th rlr wrd tmtc (cmng frm tmtn), ws nt wdly sd bfr 1947, whn Frd stblshd n tmtn dprtmnt. t ws drng ths tm tht th ndstry ws rpdly dptng fdbck cntrllrs, whch wr ntrdcd n th 1930s.
Th Wrld Bnk's Wrld Dvlpmnt Rprt f 2019 shws vdnc tht th nw ndstrs nd jbs n th tchnlgy sctr twgh th cnmc ffcts f wrkrs bng dsplcd by tmtn. Jb lsss nd dwnwrd mblty blmd n tmtn hv bn ctd s n f mny fctrs n th rsrgnc f ntnlst, prtctnst nd pplst pltcs n th S, K nd Frnc, mng thr cntrs snc th 2010s.