to automate
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to automate
To redesign a process, system, or activity so that it is carried out independently, wholly or partly, by machines or computers.
Das Unternehmen will die gesamte Produktionslinie automatisieren, um Kosten zu sparen.
The company wants to automate the entire production line in order to save costs.
The ending '-isieren' forms verbs from other parts of speech and means 'to make something into something.' So 'automatisieren' (to automate) means to make something 'automatic.'
Viele Firmen versuchen, ihre internen Prozesse zu digitalisieren.
Many companies are trying to digitize their internal processes.
The verb 'automatisieren' (to automate) is transitive, which means it always needs an accusative object. You always automate SOMETHING.
Wir haben viele wiederkehrende Aufgaben automatisiert.
We have automated many recurring tasks.
Abstract things such as processes, tasks, workflows, or entire areas such as production or marketing are often automated.
Es ist möglich, den Versand von E-Mails vollständig zu automatisieren.
It is possible to fully automate the sending of emails.
This verb is very often used in the passive to describe the state after a process has been changed over.
In unserer Fabrik sind bereits viele Arbeitsschritte automatisiert.
In our factory, many work steps are already automated.
to digitize
For a workflow, digitalisieren means introducing digital technology and thereby changing the workflow. Automatisieren means that machines or computers carry out work steps independently, either fully or partly. A digitized workflow is therefore not necessarily automated.
Die Firma automatisiert die Rechnungsbearbeitung, sodass die Software alle Beträge selbstständig prüft.
The company is automating invoice processing so that the software checks all the amounts automatically.
Die Firma digitalisiert die Rechnungsbearbeitung und führt dafür eine neue Software ein.
The company is digitizing invoice processing and introducing new software for it.
