The dream for some factories is lights-out manufacturing, a fully automated production line in which robots and automation handle every task and process without human intervention. With this type of factory, perhaps you could essentially drop off iron ore at one end of the factory and drive a new automobile out the other. Robotics manufacturer FANUC has been operating a lights-out factory in Japan since 2001, with a fleet of robots building about 50 new robots per 24-hour shift. The factory can …
Source URL: How Including Human Workers in Robotically Automated Processes Improves Efficiency and Lowers Cost
Source Website: Advance Engineering – Engineering.com
